I took this photo at Bondi's Sculptures By the Sea which happens in November every year and runs over two weeks. What I love about it, is how our brains are confused because it's a STOP sign, yet our clever little brains can make out the word START with the few letters that appear... so is it a start or stop sign?
Sometimes our heads say one thing, yet our hearts say another - and then confusion or frustration might set in. Ever happen to you?
My head tells me to write something super positive, yet my heart says, just tell the TRUTH and the rest will flow. So that's what I'm going to do!
Like everyone, I'm not perfect. That's the simple truth. I'm human after all!
Last week seemed rather challenging. Anything that could go wrong, did. If I could be late for something like work or an appointment, I was. If I could give my husband the shits, I gave it to him. If I could feel emotions - which I did, I cried. I think I cried at least once a day last week!
I would say I'm a glass-half-full rather than a glass-half-empty kinda gal. More so, I do my best to keep my glass topped up and that's when I know I'm really congruent as everything flows easily and effortlessly! Life feels GREAT! But like most people, I don't always have uplifting days - that's just life.
Upon reflection of last weeks antics, however, I realised that it's because I created my daily habits and rituals (even if it meant I would run late for an appointment!) - that allowed me to come out alright in the end. Sometimes we just need to trust the process. What I know for sure, when I'm faced with a lot of challenges all at once, it can only mean that a change is a coming!!!
Here's what I do to keep me going:
* Daily meditation - it seemed the latest Oprah & Deepak meditation came at the right time! I was certainly going through some personal challenges and the challenges that the meditation practice brought - Desire & Destiny - definitely CHALLENGED me! It also allowed me to get some clarity, for example, one of the days I was able to label "frustration" and that's what was going on for me at the time. Each day is different, as is each moment.
*Gratitude Journal - there is nothing more that helps me to get me out of a rut of downward spiralling of unhealthy thoughts than to write in my gratitude journal. It allows me to keep being a loving human being. It allows me to be focused on the good things in life so that I can attract and be given more of that greatness from the universe.
* Contributing to my blog and Facebook page and allow myself to be inspire by other people's pages and blogs of a similar 'happy' theme
* Present moments - Have you ever noticed your thoughts? When you're shitty at someone, do you keep thinking negative thoughts and complain and whinge about that person or do you stop yourself and start to be grateful for the lessons they might be giving you instead? It's important to STOP everyone once in a while throughout the day and just be fully present. Take a DEEP BREATH!
Amazing what a simple little act like taking a deep breath can do for you and to clear the head! Whenever I became present, I learnt lessons in those 'difficult' moments. Lessons of personal responsibility, more letting go (of control) that I needed to do and to just allow whatever it is to JUST BE.
