Goals and Aspirations

Feeling Overloaded?... It's ok to have a break!

Life these days is hectic... whether it's with family or work commitments and responsibilities... maintaining relationships with friends, family and acquaintances... learning new skills... achieving goals... keeping fit... and a million and other things demanding our attention!

It's understandable we can feel overloaded from time to time... even if you have no more demands on you than usual!

Sometimes overloaded feelings happen because of the demands placed upon us over an extended period of time... sometimes overloaded feelings occur because we are not feeling well, we are tired... or perhaps they occur because our body and brain is telling us in no uncertain terms, we just need a break.

Taking a break from daily routines is essential from time to time.

Do you take adequate breaks??  Do you give yourself permission to say "no, I can't do this at the moment"... do you allow yourself not to perform at the level you usually perform at??...

It's imperative to become aware you are beginning to feel overloaded... and it's imperative that you do something about it before it takes hold completely.

Talking from experience, both professionally and personally (yeah, I've experienced it often throughout my life) prolonging the feelings of overload is detrimental to your health and state of mind.

Here are a few suggestions to help your overloaded feelings:

• walk outside and get some fresh air
• go get a drink of water -- sometimes we allow ourselves to become dehydrated which can increase the feelings of overload
• give yourself permission to take 10 minutes off and do something you enjoy
• have an early night
• write out how you're feeling and what's happening
• get some physical exercise -- sometimes when we work mostly in our heads, we need a physical outlet

• plan to take a holiday -- if you are at work, arrange to take some days off.  This may not be able to be done immediately, but get the ball rolling in terms of booking time off

• talk to someone -- find someone e.g. a close friend or perhaps a counsellor, therapist, Dr you can get support from

Avoid allowing overload to become a way of how you generally feel... overload is an indication something is not balanced in your life.  Take steps to eliminate overload from your life and if you can't do that, take steps to give yourself a break from it for a little while.

What do you do when you are overloaded?  How do you cope with overload??  I'd be interested to hear your techniques... how about clicking on the comment link below and sharing them with us.

Warmly
Jeanne

Transforming Your Life -- Start with Gratitude!

Many people I know want to change their life, or at least aspects of their life.  They've got to a point where they are feeling unfulfilled, empty, restless... the feeling there's got to be more to life than what they are currently experiencing.

Sometimes we don't know where to start to make changes...

If you want to transform your life... a powerful way to begin is with gratitude.

The Law of Attraction begins and ends with gratitude... the more grateful you are the more good things will come into your life.

Often we focus on what is going wrong, what is not happening, what's broken, what's unfulfilling, what's unhealthy, what's lacking in our life... and the Law of Attraction brings more of what you are focusing on into your life.  Simple as that!

What you focus on persists... the Law of Attraction works every second of every day, so why not use the Law of Attraction to bring into your life more of those things you desire.

Be truly grateful for what you have... for what you're experiencing... for what's in your life.  The more grateful you are for what you have, the more you focus on what is working and what is good in your life, the more of these things you will bring in to your life.

It will not fail to work -- the Law of Attraction never fails.

Therefore, spend more time deliberately focusing on expressing gratitude for what is good in your life.  It doesn't have to be a long time, just a few minutes each day is enough to shift your focus from what is lacking to what is good.

Suggestion: for the next 30 days deliberately spend time during the day expressing gratitude.  As you are laying in bed before getting up, or soon after getting up, think about 10 things you are grateful for... begin your day with gratitude.

For example: "I'm grateful for a good night sleep", "I'm grateful having a bed to sleep in".  Include your family, your work, your friends, the flowers you saw, the opportunities you can take up today... comfortable clothing, a hot cup of coffee, the music you are listening to... whatever is going really well in your life at that moment... express gratitude for it!

Be grateful you have the opportunity to begin to create the changes in your life you desire... if you have a job you don't enjoy, be grateful for the opportunity to work on resolving what you don't like in your job or having the opportunity of looking for work elsewhere.

If there is something in your life you don't like... be grateful for the opportunity to create a change.  If, for example, you have problems within your family be grateful for the opportunities to work on them, to do something about them, to resolve them one way or the other.

It's important to express your gratitude often... express gratitude while you're driving, while you're showering, walking, getting dressed, sitting on the bus, driving your car... doing chores... whenever and wherever express your gratitude!

For the last 2 1/2 years I've kept a Gratitude Journal.... one of the first things I do in the morning is write at least 10 different things I'm grateful for.  It doesn't make things happen in my life, that's up to me to do, but what it does it puts me in a different frame of mind, it shifts my focus from potentially negative thoughts to more positive thoughts.  And it does make a difference!

Give it a go... and let me know how it is for you.  Click on the comment link below and share your thoughts about gratitude.  It's always great hearing from you.

Warmly
Jeanne

Reconnecting With Your Spirit -- a reminder in a book!

I came across this excerpt from a new book "The Answer Is Simple... Love Yourself  Live Your Spirit!", by Sonia Choquette which resonated strongly with me today... and it could be meaningful to you as well.

Having observed thousands and thousands of people from virtually every walk of life, with every advantage or disadvantage, I can confidently say that the only ones who genuinely succeed, who find peace and joy in their hearts and take great pleasure in their life experiences, have a different way of going about things. Rather than relying solely on their egos - their defended, insecure personalities and intellectual minds, suffering the assaults life renders them, they turn to a higher aspect of their nature, the Spirit within, and let this direct their lives.
 
Those who remember that we're Divine Spirit, and love and live in harmony with their Spirit, are the most successful individuals. People who love themselves and live their Spirit aren't necessarily subjected to any fewer challenges in life than those who rely solely on their egos and intellect to guide them. Life is life.
 
For all of us, just when we're comfortable, an entirely new set of challenges or circumstances arises to which we must adapt and often quickly.
 
No, loving and living the Spirit within doesn't prevent you from facing life's storms. It does, however, greatly assist you in navigating the treacherous waters as painlessly and creatively as possible. And it allows you to enjoy the journey while doing so.
 
The only problem is, so many of us are disconnected from our Spirit that we don't even know we have one to love, let alone live. If we're not aware of this part of us, we can't nurture it and trust it as the most essential component of our authentic self  our guiding light  so we remain stuck in a vicious cycle of fear and pain and miss out on the joy and creative wonder of living a Divine existence. This isn't what our Creator intended for us. The One Who made us meant for us to live creative lives filled with joy and inner peace, as Divine and holy beings.

Excerpt from "The Answer Is Simple... Love Yourself  Live Your Spirit!", Sonia Choquette... published by Hay House

Lately, I have not so much been disconnected from my Spirit... but distracted from aligning myself with my Spirit and allowing physical demands and challenges to consume my energy and thoughts.

As a consequence, I have focused more on challenges in my life rather than harmony and balance. 

Coming across this excerpt today was exceedingly timely... reminding to me to reconnect with my Spirit... to trust it more than I have been lately and be guided by it.

Let me know what you think about the excerpt... click on the comment link below and share your thoughts.  It's always good to hear from you!

Warmly
Jeanne

 

 

 

Disappointment: not the best of experiences!!

Disappointment, the feeling of dissatisfaction we have when something doesn't happen or turn out the way we expected it to, is a lousy experience!

Each person experiences all kinds of disappointments throughout their life... some disappointments are easier to deal with than others.  For example, the disappointment experienced from missing a good deal on a flight is somewhat easier to deal with than the disappointment of having your long-awaited holidays being cancelled at the last minute.

Disappointment arises from:

• outside us e.g. someone not doing what they said they would do, arriving at a concert to find that it had been cancelled
• our own actions e.g. being on a diet and going really well but eating a block of chocolate because you were bored, not completing a report on time because something good was on TV that you wanted to watch

When we are disappointed it creates negative feelings within us and it is also associated with negative and self-limiting thoughts e.g. "I'm not good enough", "nothing goes right for me", "I knew it wouldn't work out"... these negative thoughts and emotions have an impact on our behaviour which in turn can lead to more disappointing experiences.  The Law of Attraction states that what we focus on, persists.

Some people deal with disappointment more easily than others. 

Disappointment can hit us hard... and sometimes the feelings and thoughts associated with disappointment can last for a long time.  If they persist, they can have such a negative impact on our quality of life, on our ability to achieve goals and to live the kind of life we want. 

Because disappointment is a human experience that everyone has at some stage, we all have to work out ways of dealing with it.

Here are some are suggestions:

• Take a few minutes before you respond.  Often when we are disappointed we have a "knee-jerk reaction", we may say or do things we later regret.  But if you give yourself time, you are more likely to respond in a more appropriate way
• Ask yourself: "Am I disappointed because I didn't get my own way??" in other words, is my reaction childlike?
• Ask yourself if there was something you could have done that would have resulted in a different outcome e.g. when you were bored if you had gone for a walk rather than eat the block of chocolate, perhaps you wouldn't have felt disappointed
• Become aware of what you are thinking.  Negative thoughts need to be stopped and changed to something more positive or neutral e.g. "this always happens to me", "I knew it wouldn't work out" can be changed to "I arrived on time" "I got here when I said I would"
• Shift your focus: instead of focusing on the negative of what's happened, focus on opportunities or what you are able to do e.g. when your friends cancel at the last minute, disappointment is a natural reaction but it can also give you a chance to read that book you've wanted to read but haven't had time
• Write out the experience that created the disappointment, and write out your thoughts and reactions to it: often writing things out helps us clarify the situation, clarify our thoughts and feelings, help us work through things which in turn helps us let go
• If the disappointment you are experiencing is deep-seated you may need to talk to someone about it e.g. someone you trust or a counsellor to help you work through your reactions and let them go so that you can move on with your life

The disappointment I have most difficulty dealing with is the disappointment that I create e.g. not completing something when I said I would because I keep putting it off (yeah, sometimes I procrastinate!).  If I can't let go of the disappointment within a short period of time, I always write it out and write out my thoughts and feelings about it.  This helps me effectively work through my disappointment and let it go more easily than if I keep it inside.

How do you deal with disappointment?  Click on the comment link below and share your thoughts... it's always great to hear from you! 

Warmly

Jeanne

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