This is a bizarre experience. I am sat in front of the computer with absolutely no idea what to write. I have made myself a cup of Pukka Tea in my novelty campervan mug (love christmas stockings!) – trying desperately to avoid a glass of wine (3rd night in a row. Well done!). Have lit a massive rock of frankincense (becoming a habit but fairly certain it is legal…!?) which is now wafting beautifully heady smoke about the room. And I am now awaiting inspiration……
And breathe….
Whoa, that frankincense is luuurvely….
Today was day one back at school and work for my household and was marked beautifully with an all-day-long Wizard of Oz style storm. After braving the school run, dodging flooded roads and fallen trees, I decided to bunker down at home and start my working day with a meditation…..trying to ignore thoughts of my little house in the countryside being sucked up into a tornado along with sheep and cows from the field nearby….! I haven’t meditated for at least a month and I feel it. The madness of all that is Christmas has ruled my life since October and I allowed my meditations to suffer as a result, prioritising work above just about everything else. It has been sink or swim and I was only just keeping my head above water. In fact, my daily mantra was that fabulous song by Dory in ‘Finding Nemo‘ when she declares her philosophy on what to do when life gets you down – “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming swimming swimming…..”. And that is exactly what I have been doing. Swimming. Frantically. Coming up for air every now and then but truthfully, not often enough and now that Christmas is over I am shattered! Despite having had a few days off work and enjoying some lovely time with Finn, I haven’t caught up with myself and I feel it. The solution today was to meditate. It is incredibly healing and regenerating. The way my day fell into place afterwards and the amount I achieved without even a hint of procrastination was remarkable. Gotta do it more often!
January is an important month for me to get my head straight in terms of the direction of my business and the lifestyle I want to create. The decisions and plans I want to make must come from my heart; not a cluttered, frenzied and exhausted head. I need to operate from a place of creativity and centredness. I have huge aspirations for 2012 which means an even bigger swim than last year and that is only possible if I prioritise my spirit. And that is what meditation does for me. It is very special time with my ‘self’, reminding me who I am and what I want for my life.
I am feeling very grateful to have designed a life which allows my work day to begin with a meditation. How cool is that!?
Am also grateful I managed to overcome my writers block. And now, back to my frankincense……
