This question can sting. Recently I found myself in this Catch-22. Deadlines are every day all the time, but our bodies don't really care. Illness can come, but we still have to work through them to make those deadlines. How can we balance rest in our lives so that it doesn't come to such hard choices? I know that I was good at practicing this at one point, but working for myself sometimes gets me caught up in the work. Is it my best work if I am not creating this balance? How can you incorporate rest into your day more, whether it be just 15 minutes of meditation, a walk, or a cup of tea. I don't think it has to be grand, but when we give our bodies a little break, it will balance out the pressure we are putting on ourselves in the long run.
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Let's face it, stubbornness is most of our middle names. It is easy to let the world and its gifts pass us by, because we don't want to give up our own ideas or ways of thinking. We are nearly always certain that our way is the only way for us. But, just for a moment consider that it is not. Consider that there is an immeasurable amount of goodness out there in the world just waiting for us to take hold of when we let down our guard. Almost every unexpected gift I have ever received in my life has been received when I chose to take a step back and be open to something new. Consider it today...just one baby step backward with one thing in your day and watch what can be revealed to you for the journey!
How do you create Sanctuary?
Sanctuary can look like many different things. It can be a place you love to go where you find solitude; the woods, a walk along the ocean or even in a church. Or it can be a sacred corner of your home that you create which is yours alone. Better yet, when life is hard, full and stressful Sanctuary can be something you create around yourself to simply not let the stressors destroy your spirit. I know I practice all of these. Look around your life today and ask yourself, 'what is sanctuary to you? then go create it! When someone reads this quote, their first instinct may be to turn away in thinking they aren't a healer. But I like to think the opposite. Aren't we all healers in one way or another?
Do you listen to other's pain who come to you for support? Do you offer up your journey of pain in hopes of helping them ease or walk into their own healing and suffering? Medicine can look like many things other than a pill. Medicine can be experienced in ways that are not the traditional norm. When you sit with someone in their most vulnerable moments, not judging, but just letting them be in their pain; you are offering them healing. You are reminding them that they hold the medicine and the strength within to heal. When we embrace each other's pain with the awareness of learning from whatever that suffering is, we then honor the humility in the steps we walked for someone else. When we embrace each other's pain with them, we are holding them and their pain so as to remind them healing is possible. How have you been a healer in your life? How can you better step into being a presence of healing towards others? |
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