Everyday Bliss For Women In Leadership

I posted the following a year ago when I was going slightly potty with overwork. It’s as relevant today - with a few reworks. Give it a look - see yourself here?

It’s good to know what can give and when, and when you need to, to let those things go without regret or guilt. If you’re having problems doing this, consider using Energy Therapy to help relieve regret, guilt and other negative emotions you might feel. When things get overwhelming, cut down less essential processes and concentrate only on what you truly Need To Do to get past the overwhelm…

● You Never Stop Learning. As the year ends, we can look back and see all the unfinished business we have. Get over this and get on with your life. Now is a great time to learn the lessons of 2004 instead of taking them into the new year. No time like the present, before 2005 is upon you.

● Looking at all you didn’t get done during the year can lead to feelings of misery and inadequacy. You may begin to badger yourself to do more and berate yourself for "being a failure". NLP Master Robert Dilts, noting that we are "failure driven learning mechanisms" says he likes to plan for at least 3 "juicy mistakes" each day, to make sure he is continually learning. Reframe failure as a learning experience and commit to being a lifelong learner.

● Take responsibility for what you have and haven’t done and accept what is. Remember that what you Resist, Persists. By accepting people and situations as they are without needing to change them, you can move onward and upward.

Mini-Fix: Stuck with the turkeys and can’t get away? Grow your own wings (you only have to see them, feel them, and they are there). Fly above your present life circumstances, above the turkeys that drag you down. See yourself below, see where you live, all receding below you. Floating gently above helps you both obtain and maintain perspective.

● Many of us have hard times at the holidays with depression, difficult family members and overwhelm. You have a choice in how you wish to experience all of these things, difficult though they may be. Choose grace, ease and harmony in every moment. Choose to see the many miracles in your life, both the small and the large, each and every day. It may not be easy, and it may not work the first time you try it. Dogged persistence is everything in such work.

● Situations often arise during the holidays which might first appear to force you to compromise your values. Be especially Aware during the holidays and brook no compromise of the values you hold dear. Remember the wise words of Eleanor Roosevelt: "No one can take advantage of you without your express permission"

Corollary: In order to enforce the boundaries you lay down, you must educate others about consequences, should they transgress those boundaries.

● Beware Remaining Asleep. Be Aware and choose to remain in Awareness. Remind yourself a dozen times a day to be Aware. A Post-It^(R) on your wallet, a note above your desk where you look constantly will help. So will the sage advice in Eckhart Tolle’s amazing book The Power of Now.

● Lastly, don’t give in to the temptation to be a Scrooge. Love everyone and every thing that comes to you in this time of the year in particular. S/he who loves lives naturally in the Present and in the midst of the Flow of all things. In this moment, this very moment of love, you are able to access all the answers you will ever need.

Much Love and Many Blessings…

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