inspiration - when it strikes is up to you

it's a hard thing having a blog.........and running a business.............and staying sane while raising a family................

the momentum is very much like a roller coaster for all three of these things.............

sometimes you're cruising along and things are working well - then you have to dig in and climb an invisible wall just to see the other side.

at other times you are filled with endorphins that can only be explained as fireworks going off inside..........I think these moments happen mostly when you stop and just allow the world to show you all you have..........rather than when you are running around chasing your tail and wondering if there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Want to know the truth!?!!

THERE IS NO TUNNEL!!

There is darkness and there is light, and the light that you notice is always there, if you are IN THE MOOD to notice it.

You can't rely on other people to show you that light - cause you'll be in the zone now & then, but it's something that you have to learn to find yourself...........

Whether is be in the form of daily meditation
or if you feed yourself well and look after your body (which means you'll notice how fit you are)
or if you spend ten minutes a day being creative (see my #committobeingcreative post here )
or if you just sit with a cuppa and a magazine at the end of the day, and find some time to JUST BE

So find that time when you can...............but make sure to give yourself CONSCIOUS SIGNS TO DO IT.

    *    post it notes telling you to JUST BE
    *    get a tattoo that says it and remind yourself often
    *    set a time on your phone
    *    do whatever works

Cause it's not going to happen as often if you wait for it to spontaneously occur.  

 

If you're still stuck, Nik from the Mindfulness project is an expert who can advise you about what you need to do - it's a great blog and I think I'll have to book into the 8 week mindfulness course very soon!!  Here is her blog about Here is her blog about a change of pace

holidays = rest, reconnect, release

August was a break for me and my family - we haven't had a holiday since I opened up the shop over 3 years ago - so it was well overdue!!

We decided that it was time to go to the snow!!  Having had no experience myself (apart from a small toboggan ride on the side of the road during one of our many family car trips,) I haven't ever donned the boots & hit the slopes.  Turns out my years of ice skating held me in good stead, and I can proudly say that I was able to stay upright for most of the time!!

Let's not mention that the kids skiied virtual circles around me, and that they went up to the next level of slopes (I had to support the local bar at some point, it's my civic duty!)

It was a wonderful 10 days of skiing, resting, driving, sightseeing and basically reintroducing myself to my beautiful family.  While testosterone heavy at times, it was so nice to reconnect with my boys (all 3 of them,) and the scenery that NZ put on while we were away was simply breaktaking!!

My pledge for next month - to get a display of photos up on a wall somewhere, framed or blu tacked.............so long as they're not simply stuck in a kodak envelope for the rest of eternity.

Oh yeah, and the other pledge..............to make sure I reaquaint myself with these gorgeous but crazy guys I am proud to call my family xxx