It’s
early in the morning and I am listening to the sounds in the house…..all are
very familiar to me, yet I am hearing them for the first time all over again. I
think I am having a ‘moment’.
It’s
about time.
Most
of the time my life is in a constant state of rush. I motor through my day
trying to get as much done as possible, only half listening, sort of hearing,
kind of paying attention. Then I hurry off to bed when I can do no more and my
mind needs a rest.
Thankfully,
our entire body is able to take in and capture all the events of the day, so
even when we are not fully conscious of all that is taking place within us,
around us and for us; our cells are tuned in allowing our minds to accomplish
other things.
This
is a busy season for many and a weird one – the energy shifts and changes
constantly from one of great hope to lows of bad news and strange happenings in
the world, emotional triggers that can leave us exhausted.
As a
result, I am doing a couple things differently this year…..well, probably not
that different but maybe I’m just more aware of doing them. This year I am
taking time out to breathe, stop and look around me.
You
may have heard me referring to this as ‘taking in the day’ or going outside
first thing in the morning to ‘smell the day’. Believe it or not, doing this
always gives me the greatest sense of what is going on in my life.
The
second thing I am finding myself drawn to is taking more time for me.
One
of the most difficult things to do at any time of the year is to spend time
with my own well-being in mind. Usually all my time is taken up with caring for
others, thinking about how to help, heal or feed everyone around me and
generally loving every part of that J
And
none of that has changed.
These
two aspects of my thinking are quite different from each other as well. Taking
time to notice more of the natural world is always incorporated into what I am
doing, as I am doing it. My work and life are focused on nature and what it can
do for us.
Perhaps
it is because I am paying more attention I am taking better care of myself.
I
feel as if I have finally incorporated more of ‘me’ into the care part of my
life and it feels great. My down time this Solstice & Christmas will
involve even more activity that soothes the soul – walks in the woods, digging
in the tunnel, exercise and long seaweed baths.
As
we move from the darkest time of the year and into the light, where will it
find us and what will be illuminated? We create our world, we are the designers
of our destiny and we choose the path with each decision we make.
Take
some time to be with who you really are and the light will find you.
So….for the coming
weeks…..
Happy Solstice, Merry
Christmas, Happy Holidays – Blessed Be
