Day 144 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - As Consciousness Increases...

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Lesson 144: As Consciousness Increases...

As our hearts begin to open, we’re increasing our consciousness. As we increase our consciousness, our concept of time changes. We are more aware, we have less low vibrational activities, we choose experiences that bring up our vibration and we don’t panic about the past like we used to. There is a relaxed knowing  that hurrying things won’t make a difference in the grand scheme of things and pacing ourselves becomes common practise. Things will be given to us through Divine timing.

Today we are to write down how we feel about schedules, time, hurrying and pacing. Where are you on this continuum?

To be honest, from a work perspective I like a schedule to adhere to. It makes my time at work meaningful and I actually have a duty or targets to fulfil. I think any workplace with structure allows me to thrive because I have to fulfil their requirements of me.

If I think about time in my everyday life, I try not to rush myself. I like to take it easy because then I feel calm and relaxed in my life. There is no point overwhelming myself in my own time as I should be doing things I enjoy or spending time with people I actually care about. I don’t necessarily make a schedule but tell myself to do an activity after the current one. My only daily goals are to write my blog, practise something in relation to my spirituality and make sure I’m flossing my teeth LOL! It took me some time to get the flossing routine into my everyday life. I am trying to slowly implement more routines like this which I read most routines take 30 consecutive days of implementation before it actually sticks. The next one is my dancing/exercise routines and from there, healthier eating habits. I don’t set timeframes on them because I don’t want the pressure. It’s all progress but in my own time.

How do you feel about schedules and time? What is something you need to relax yourself on?

Day 144 - A Year to Clear - Reduce Overwhelm

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Lesson 144: Reduce Overwhelm

“When you feel overwhelmed, you’re trying too hard”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

I think we get overwhelmed when we invest too much emotion and feelings into something. If we’re getting stressed at work, we might be placing too much pressure on ourselves. If we are anxious about going to a party, is it because we’ve built up in our minds that we are uncomfortable in meeting new people? When we’re over analysing a situation and welcome in worry, do we spend too much time going over the finer details that causes overwhelm?

Today is about reducing our overwhelm. What is something that you can do to reduce it?

I personally have a situation at work that causes me anxiety now. I am trying to take the advice of my councillor who says that I should try and think of ways to add value to myself and the department. Because I have no team objectives and accountabilities, it makes it difficult for me to think of what I can do to help improve our department. What I am focusing on is reports that I can do with the potential of them becoming useful later. By focusing on how I can add value, this draws away from the anxiety I get. The anxiety is caused by not having answers and directions from upper management passed down and sometimes it feels pointless coming to work with no clear objective. This all stemmed from a restructure and I’ve been told to relax my expectations as the company catches up. It’s good advice to not overwhelm my mind. I am just trying to place it into practise.

What can you do today that will bring on more ease?