Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Feb/Mar 2020 Aspire Magazine FULL Issue | Page 37
7.
You feel like you are
existing rather than
living.
Feeling overwhelmed with life’s demands
can happen seemingly overnight. One
minute you are giving your time and talents
with joy and the next minute you feel like
you’ve been run over by a bulldozer. You’ve
lost your spark, your passion and your zest
for life. You feel ready to throw in the towel,
climb back into bed and sleep the days
away. A good start at this juncture is to lay
down, close your eyes and listen to your
heart. Ask yourself, “What is it that I need
to know right here, right now to reignite my
passion for life?” Then, just listen. It may
take a little while, but just the intention and
the question are enough to get your intuition
involved in bringing forth the right feelings,
words, metaphors or conditions to show you
what is needed. Ask and it is given – you just
need to be ready to see, hear or feel what
will be revealed to you.
Life is a beautiful journey of hills and valleys
and sometimes cul-de-sacs and round-
abouts. It is never a straight line and thus,
there are many things hidden from our view
as we round corners or double-back after a
detour. The point is to enjoy it all – the ups,
the downs and the in-betweens all while
taking excellent care of yourself and serving
others through your gifts and talents.
There will never be a time when everything
on our to-do lists are done so why wait to
schedule time for yourself to enjoy self-care,
a hobby or a day off. Make time for yourself
each day even if you only have 10 minutes.
A morning meditation, a walk around the
block, a few minutes in the bathroom by
yourself to collect your thoughts, or a mindful
few minutes moving your body to music can
all do wonders for improving your ability to
recognize what matters most in your life. Once
you are aware of what is most important, you
can begin to let other obligations go and take
back your power to choose how you really
want to spend your most precious gift – time.
Cheers to your success!
Colleen Elaine - Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT) and Reiki
Level II Practitioner Colleen Elaine supports women in mastering
their mindset, releasing their false beliefs and claiming their inner
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of the issue holding them back. Colleen is an Expert Instructor for
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may not even realize there is a better way.
Scheduling self-care first, before any other
obligations, is paramount to you being at
your best so that you can serve others from
a spirit of good will and kindness. As is said
frequently, “You cannot give from an empty
cup”. Please fill your cup first and fill it often.
Otherwise, you are depleting your natural
resources. We all long to be needed and
establishing balance in the arena of giving
and receiving will free up some time for you
to practice whatever self-care essentials
make your heart sing. Just think of self-
care as oxygen – if you consistently give
it out, breathing only out and never taking
a breath in, you will cease to exist. We all
must breathe in as well as out to stay alive
and giving and receiving is no different;
there must be balance. Go ahead and make
a list now of what your non-negotiable self-
care time looks like and schedule it on your
calendar.