Tuesday November 03rd 2009, 8:03 am
Filed under: Perspectives in Brief
Filed under: Perspectives in Brief
We want time to stand still when something amazing is happening, so we can savor it. We want time to fly while we’re waiting for something or when we can’t wait to get to the other side of a horrible day. We want more time to do everything that’s on our plate and less time on doing stuff we hate doing.
I work with clients to slow down to the speed of life and conscious thought and not live on the surface jumping from one deadline or pressure to another. We’re constantly trying to cram more into the little time we have and yet as much as we get done, it’s never enough.
Michael Ray from Stanford U. said “If you are conscious about your relationship to time and stress, you will be in self-time, creating your own way of experiencing life without the restrictions of time. As you get into more situations of resonance with your highest goal, you’ll be surprised how easy, effortless and enjoyable the flow of life will become.” You’ll be totally present within time.
The more scattered you are the less you’ll get done of any consequence. If you bounce from one thing to another without focus, you will be doing things over, trying to figure out “Just what was I doing before….” And then “Oh yeah, now I remember. And why was I doing it exactly?” mode.
Make a decision what you’re going to focus on, set your boundaries and then dive in. Remember, just because the phone rings doesn’t mean you have to answer it ‘right now’ and just because the chime rings on your system telling you that you have an email, doesn’t mean you have to read it ‘right now’. Just because someone else isn’t busy at the moment and is perfectly fine with interrupting you when you are, you don’t have to push everything aside ‘right now’. Once you set your boundaries, most of the time people will respect them (if they’re reasonable and respectful). It’s really not about time you know….it’s about how you respect time and your place within it.
So within the time you have at your disposal, make it be great!
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