I listen to my share of podcasts and one one them in particular (@Happier with Gretchin Rubin) talks a lot about September being the “second January” With Labor Day being observed today there are many who are evaluating how they might do things differently in regard to work/career. Although I’m not putting specific attention only to labor adjustments what my focus is on would certainly be/will certainly be impactful to such.
I have a theme for my year…Balance. And I know it wouldn’t have been known off my past few weeks of over-working, under-sleeping and disregard of self-care. But I’ve thought about it quite a bit in the past few very stressful weeks. Balance, as I read in Sheri Salata’s book The Beautiful No is a set up for failure. Because with all we have going on how can we give equal time all the time to each? We can’t. So we walk through life always noting the failure of not having it. So what is the solution? It’s individual. For me, I think it’s a matter of presence. Am I really “there” when I’m there? At work, at home, running errands, enjoying chats and connections, meditating, enjoying a meal? My balance can only be found in being centered in the moment I’m in. To be 100% in that moment an then 100% in the next. And certainly I will not be successful as often as I am. But in the intention, I will do much better by my-self than I have been.
And to expand my present-ness I’ve decided to do something new here and there to shake up the energies of my life. When we do something new, we cannot be on auto pilot…thus we are present. So I went to a holistic fair and bought some great stones to meditate with and wear. Anything natural has an energy….for those who haven’t thought about it, or haven’t given value to it, just think about how your body feels when it walks in the woods..or stands in the salty ocean. That emotional reaction is an energy shift. It’s both grounding and up-lifting. It can birth creativity, reprieve from worry and stress, and many an “A-ha” moment. So I will embrace all the nature I can to shift my body…move my body…re-move those things that are not supportive to my emotional/physical/spiritual/intellectual health. And after hours of keeping the stones on my body I decided to “draw a card” and I pulled out an old Tarot deck of mine that has all but gathered dust and held the cards to my heart with the intention to be told what I needed to know about my creative life (writing specifically) and as I said it out-loud I heard in my mind “health”…Was that my answer without a card drawn? I attempted to center and simply had to recognize the internal pull between my curiosity and I pulled a card….. Queen of Disks…Mastery of Diet and Nutrition… Ha!!! But wait, it’s not as myopic as that. The Queen represents seeing with clarity what she needs nutritionally in areas of health, finance, work, relationships. She pioneers stable diets for herself in all areas in her life so they are “nutritious and fulfilling”.
Clearly the universe knows that it’s overall balance I need to keep focus on and it was happy to swiftly affirm. I picked the right word for my year. It will guide me through the elimination process, through the choices of what to bring into my life. through the adjustments that will reveal as needed. So what I received from the universe today was confirmation… I’ve got the healthy intent…I’m on the right journey…so carry on.
Inner Calm 