27. February 2010 by Patricia.

I’ve had a spate of a few days of “Too Busy and No Time.” So much to do – I’ll never get it done! I could literally feel stress gripping me. Once I STOPPED the madness and took time out to just BE, suddenly I found I had options. Time became elastic and expansive.

So much to do…. and it will all get done!

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20. February 2010 by Patricia.

I am very fond of a DVD in which Rodney Yee leads a series of gentle yoga poses at sunrise. This 20-minute program refreshes my body, mind and spirit. During the program he asks me to focus on certain parts of my body. When he provides very specific instructions such as, “soften the valley between the cheeks and the nose” and “relax the outer corners of the eyes back,” I connect to myself.

I usually lose the intensity of that connection as I get involved in a myriad projects. However, refocusing in this way brings peace and depth to my life. There is a revitalizing calm that I take with me throughout the day….. it is priceless.

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13. February 2010 by Patricia.

Frazzled and frustrated, my stress level was escalating. A Choice Point. Keep going with escalating emotions or pause to take time to de-stress? I paused and congratulated myself for this choice. I decided to listen to a favorite meditation CD. I put the ear plugs in, put in the CD and pushed play – nothing! The batteries were dead. My stress level ratcheted up a notch. A Choice Point. I searched for replacement batteries, but there were no AAA’s in the cupboard. Up went my stress level. Another Choice Point. Acknowledge the frustration or deny it? Feel the frustration and let it go or stuff it in some way (overeating?). It’s always a choice, isn’t it?

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6. February 2010 by Patricia.

I’ve visited several beautiful places lately – Sedona among them. I was truly captivated by the intimacy and peace I experienced there. On a trail surrounded by mountains with no one in sight, I sat on a rock simply to “be.” I briefly heard the buzz of a helicopter overhead. I was aware of a bird hopping about in a nearby bush. I heard the rustle of the breeze as it caressed the leaves of the tree overhead. And then I heard with my whole being something deeper, indescribable and intangible. For a moment in time I was really listening.

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