There is so much going on right now.
The energies are shifting, changing, coming in spurts.
Everyone seems to sense change.
This is a time to be especially soft and gentle with ourselves.
Many people are finding that things they used to be able to do are now overwhelming! The simple every day tasks are about all one can handle.
It is a time of crisis for many. Those not used to dealing with heavy emotions are finding themselves overwhelmed.
This would be a good time to make a list of things floating around in your head.. You can do it each morning.
As you look at your list of things to do, there will be one or two that stand out as very necessary . This will be your focus for the day.
Tell yourself you will be happy if you get these chores done and anything else you accomplish that day will be icing on the cake! What you haven't done yet will can always be brought over to the next day.
Sometimes one chore will seem overwhelming. It is often helpful to break it down into more manageable chores.
My friend was having trouble with his car. He needed a new battery. I suggested that one day he takes the battery out.
The next day he buys a new one. The next day he puts it in. Many tasks can be broken down into easier manageable chores so that they do not seem overwhelming.
Also helpful is letting go of perfectionism. Perfectionists are often the worst procrastinaters. They don't want to do something unless it is perfect.
My Grandmother used to clean house with a "Lick and a Promise". She would hit it a "Lick" and "Promise to do better tomorrow." Hitting it a lick every day (doing a little at a time) takes care of many problems.
Once I felt overwhelmed with chores. Rich asked how he could help. I said I needed the kitchen floor washed. Minutes later I found him on his hands and knees with a bucket!
"That is not how I clean the floors" I laughed. "I hit it quickly with a wet mop" I told him.
Letting go of being the perfect housewife, mother, husband, employee, church member, dieter, etc is so freeing.
We usually do not expect such perfection from others. We can let up on ourselves also.
It is helpful to watch our thoughts. We usually have about 50,000 thought a day.
My friend calls those thoughts "The committee" If we begin to listen to the voices, we can hear our parents, old teachers, and other critics from the past.
When we were small we took what people said about us as the Gospel truth. But today we have a chance to question thoughts about ourselves. We just need to be aware what we are thinking. A good book on this topic is called,"What I say when I talk to myself".
Sometimes when I find these old tapes playing I quietly whisper "shhhh" to myself, as if I were calming a child.
It can be entertaining to give these voices a name. I used to have so much dialogue running through my head I named the voices names, like "Worry Willie", "Sad Sarah", "Scared Steven" etc.
When I was especially worried, I would ask Worry Willy what was on his mind. I would dialogue with him (some aspect of myself) by writing the things going through my head down. When "they" are allowed to speak, those "worry" thoughts often disappear. They are like children who need a chance to be heard.
Giving it a personality such as Worry Willy seemed to create distance from my problems and a way to find humor. It is only when I ignored ( or shoved down ) the voices that they became persistant and disturbing. I learned this technique through a book called "The New Diary" by Tristine Ranier.
The Russian mystic, Gurdgieff, spoke of the many "I"s inside of us and his ideas are written about by Maurice Nicoll in Psycholigical Commentaries on Guirdjeff and Ouspensky
As the times are changing and the frequencies are higher we are beginning to let go of things that do not fit us any more.
A nice thing to let go of is internal dialogue that is negative to your own sense of well being.
The best way I found was to notice how I was feeling at any given time of the day. When I was feeling anxious and uptight, I found I was putting some kind of undo pressure on myself.
This was caused by voices in my head telling you me kind of "truth". Given the chance to think about it though, I may not agree with this "truth". When we tag a voice, realizing it is an old tape we can let these ideas go, thus the voices will become quieter.
We can then consciously speak words to ourselves that are comforting, healing and gentle. In time we will know when we are feeling rushed, and overwhelmed. Then we can stop the chatter, finding our Essence.
Our Essence is that place inside that does not change. It is the place that is aligned with our spirit. It will be your sanctuary, your place of refuge amongst chaos around you.
We can choose to go there any time, aligning with peace, and stopping the chatter, if only for a moment.
In those moments what is important in our lives will come to the forefront of our minds. When we think about what is really important, our Hearts open. Living from the Heart creates a sense of Timelessness.
Living from this place of Timelessness puts in a natural Flow of Life. It helps us be gentle with ourselves and others.
When we are In the Flow we know naturally what to do at any given time.
We recieve a sense of peace and Intuition that Steadies us as we plod along. We begin to feel surer of our decisions and what needs to be done next.
This will help to create a true sense of Peace.
Feelings of being overwhelmed will begin to happen less often.
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