Are you going in a circle?

Do you ever feel yourself going in a circle, like a little mouse on the spin wheel, going round and round, but ending up in the same place? Maybe you just haven’t taken the time to become aware of where you are and where you want to be, to actually stop for a second, assess and then see which direction you want to go, constantly adjusting your trajectory so that it completely fits your goal and your desire for this life.

So next time you find yourself going in a circle, stop and think about what it would take to change the circle into an upward spiral to your dreams. Maybe it’s just a tiny adjustment, maybe it’s a big one, maybe it’s just a different perspective that will turn your circle into a spiral going your way.

A Band Aid for the Soul

Last year around this time I had to wear a wrist brace as I had a tiny fracture in my wrist…tiny enough that it didn’t require a cast, but big enough that I had to wear the brace for about 6 weeks. It got me thinking about about how we take care of out physical injuries and the role of a band aid in that. I see the band aid (whether it’s a real Band Aid, a brace, a cast or some other thing that covers the wound) as having 2 roles:
1. It protects the injury until it heals therefore becoming a statement of the bearer’s desire to get better/well
2. It draws attention to the fact that the person is physically not functioning at full capacity therefore might require compassion and care when approached.
That definitely takes care of the physical injuries we may have to deal with at any point in our lives.

What about the emotional injuries, those moments when you feel your soul breaking and your heart crumbling? There’s no band aid for that, there’s nothing to put over the wound to comfort it, nothing that will tell other people: “Please have some compassion!” In Eastern Europe, people wear black after someone close to them dies. It’s a sign of respect and reverence for the dead, but also a way of saying: “My soul is wounded.” But for the other injuries of the soul, there’s nothing, no sign for the outside world to recognize. That’s one thing, I’d love to invent, a Band Aid for the Soul, a subtle way of saying: “Please be ware, I’m hurting! Please be understanding and compassionate! Please support me, just as you would if I was wearing a cast on my leg or arm!”

That’s all…A Band Aid for the Soul…

Are you enduring or enjoying?

When you take a look at the things that you do every day, that take up the most part of the day, are you enduring them or enjoying them? Do you spend 8 hours at work feeling crappy, but still doing it because you have to or do you actually enjoy spending time there, talking to the people you see, saying hello to the security guard or wishing him a great weekend? And most importantly how does that enduring make you feel? How would enjoying make you feel? And if you could choose, which would you choose? Well guess what, you have the choice whether you want to endure or to enjoy every single day, every activity and every process that you go through. Allow yourself to breathe, relax and have fun and allow yourself to enjoy the things that you so relentlessly endured up till now.