What’s the Rush?

I find myself rushing around lately. There’s been lots on my plate. Much to attend to. Some surprise challenges and a to do list that seems to be growing by the second. So, I do more. Then there is suddenly more to do.
Sounds like the universe is working overtime to keep me in this state, doesn’t it?
Actually, the universe is just cooperating with the energy I’m sending out. I rush. There’s more to do. So, I rush some more.
What if I just relax a bit, take the rest of the day off from doing? I think I’ll like the result. My vibrational energy will respomd to the calm.
So, here it goes. I’ll put the computer down, sip on a cup of tea and let a wave of calm sweep over me. I imagine a blue ocean and a warm sandy beach as I lean back on my sofa. Ahhh.
I’m going to a calm place. May I offer you the suggestion to do the same.

What if Time Stood Still?

What if Time stood still?  That was a childhood fantasy of mine. Imagine, I thought, being able to stop time; create things as I desired, influence how something would happen, have a dramatic effect on the the environment around me.  I smile just thinking about this.

But, isn’t that what we do anyway? Maybe it is more subtle, but we don’t need to be in the position of the awareness of time stopping to influence ourselves and our environment.

I often wonder if time exists at all. It seems a rather artificial construct.  What if instead of linear time, all that is and ever was is happening now all around us?  What if this time as we know it is just our way of narrowing our focus?  Something to think about huh?

Here’s a question for you. Does time exists at all?

A synchronicity footnote to this post: Just as I was uploading this blog post, I clicked on my iTunes shuffle button and the lyrics I heard were “Hands of time start to unwind…” from the song, Closer to You, by Thalia.  Interesting that of hundreds of song possibilities, this one with lyrics about time pops on first.

What you Resist

“What you resist persists.” Carl Jung 1875-1961

Carl Jung, a  Swiss psychiatrist and founder of the school of analytical psychology.

I like this quote. I’m not alone, in two talks recently, this particular quote received the most attention and discussion by participants. It is one of many quotes I was discussing. Jung was in the company of the likes of Buddha, Einstein, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Lynn Grabhorn.  Each one, popular and thought provoking in their own right.

What drew so much discussion recently at my talks, is something I like to remind myself of as well.  This concept of “what we resist persists”, simply means that what we give negative attention to stays with us.

In other words, talk about getting a cold and you’re more likely to get one than if you talk about feeling healthy.  Think about your financial woes, and you’re going to encounter more.  Feel like you are overweight and you’re likely to stay that way.  Do you see the pattern?

The universe doesn’t discriminate between the positive and the negative, it just registers the attention and energy given to anything.  Keep this in mind if you have a pesky situation you feel you need to wrangle out of.

Do you Care How you Get Something

Do you care how you get something that you desire?

I ask myself that questions sometimes.  I’ll be thinking about something I desire. Maybe I’ll work on getting myself into the frame of mind of already having whatever it is. Then, I think about the how.  So how do I get from where I am to where I want to be?  I think it’s best to be open to all of the possible “hows”, those you’ve thought of and those you’ve never ever considered.

Let me ask you this. If you think about the “hows” involved in what you desire, how long is your list?  Do you need to know and be in  control of how you get to something you desire? Do you only allow yourself one route to a desire?  the more limitations you have and the shorter the list of “hows” that you will allow, the slower you may move along your path.

Of course, whatever path you’re on is still just perfect.