INNER Stillness-Hard to reach? You CAN do it!

After a busy and somewhat blurred 2006, my husband and I (who run a business together) took two days of solitude. Much needed I might add. We were both frazzled, frantic, used and abused, between business, family and farm......health suffering due to stress no doubt and debt we made a New years resolution to FIND solitude. The 1st and 2nd day of 2007 we would go no where, not even dress for the outside world, do nothing but rest and relax and enjoy each other. We told our family and friends that we appreciated all of their invites but we would not be going anywhere nor having any company. Some of my hubby's family didn't quite get it and continued to call and say "I'm bored, aren't you...want to............My Hubby finally turned his phone off. IT was GRAND....we ended up staying up to all hours in the night playing UNO, board games, talking, watching movies, sleeping till well after noon!

Today....Back to REALITY....we were frantic again by noon! So many lives and so many jobs or the combination of both are just so demanding. I have read that we are a society that is dependent on anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medication. (I am in no way bashing that but for some of us it is not an option.) It is no wonder. Everything is so fast paced, I need this now, I need that yesterday. In a small business where you are the CEO and you are everyone that reports to the CEO it only takes a few problems, snags, or a mistake of others to throw everything way out of balance. Unlike a CEO of big business that can call on their direct reports who have people they can delegate to and so on and so on; Me, Myself and I have to figure out, cope, stretch, re-prioritize, and DO DO DO to make it all happen. At days end I could easily jester DAZE end! So what is my answer, Learning to go within myself and calm the inner self! If not, nothing productive happens, only several running of the hands through the hair, tylenols, sighs, neck stretches, head grabbing, teeth clenching and perhaps, spouting off of the mouth occurs. This has become our 2007 resolution. Find the inner peace. Know when to take ten and just relax......stop and find God!

I have said a lot to direct you to an article that stimulated this whole thing. NOW, just take the time to practice....breathe in....breathe out.....and find the ever so stillness inside of yourself and see what you find!

Good luck and God Bless!

In a time of confusion, complexity and myriad expectations, there is the temptation to be frantic. more