Dear Friends,
Our Theme for December is:
Once upon a time when I was acting like a shy academic and postponing a great deal, I found the key to success in the Journey of Adjustment book: "...you must always bear in mind that the power lies in the moment, and therefore you must act immediately, or at least as soon as you possibly can." I took this like my number one motto and I had great fun enacting it! :) It has been serving me ever since! :)
What new can I add to it now? Recently I find very refreshing the act of picturing in my imagination my next step - it could be anything, like for example where to place the dish - and then, if it is feasible and if it feels "warm" to me, doing exactly this. I plan to continue having fun with this little technique. :)
Please enjoy Lady Elizabeth's powerful sharing!
With all my love, (BH) Milen
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My dear friends,
Happy Month! Happy December!
The theme for this month proves to be a challenging one at this time of the year, when there is always something going on, so many choices to hand, so many decisions to be made, in the Southern Hemisphere in any event 😊
There is a behavioral descriptive word in the English language that always had me in an exaggerated state of irritation whenever confronted by this behaviour in others. This word is “dither”. When faced with a dithering mirror, (I have a close Libran mirror in my life Lol!) I would react in such a way that ofttimes the result would be my having to deal with results of my actions that could only be termed as impetuous! LAMOF!
So in all challenges for me I have a gap in my knowledge that I am forever hunting and that is the need for balance.
I am currently addressing the physical results of this imbalance, holed up in a stunning spa high up in the mountains outside Stellenbosch in the W Cape of South Africa.
I am blessed to have in Cape Town what I call “a body whisperer”. On return three weeks ago from a physically challenging summer in Europe my body whispered rather loudly that it has some adrenal fatigue that needs addressing, urgently. And furthermore, this spa break does not entail running up and down the mountain paths every morning to strengthen my leg muscles, which intention, until then, had been top of my agenda! Lol!
I followed this guidance of rest, rest, rest for 3 days before I jumped in the pool to join the daily aquacise class Lol! It put my dithering mind at rest, and my body seems to be happy with the movement.
Having received a good progress report two days ago, albeit with caution not to tackle the mountain walks, I got wind that a plodding type walking instructor was taking the Saturday early morning walk. I was yearning to see if my increasing confidence in my body would have relayed itself to my post wobbly summer legs.
Come Saturday morning I woke up experiencing doubt as to my physical capabilities and found myself dithering! Aaargh!
"The only real power there is, is your perception of yourself and of the world around you. But, if you do not like yourself, or the world around you, it just does not make any sense to try and escape into a make-belief world. Instead it stands to reason that if you want to have the power to change both yourself and your world, you must start with what you have now, and learn how to change your perception of yourself and of the world. This is the true purpose of power, namely, the power to change your perception, an accomplishment that holds within it vast implications."
So…the power is in the moment, I tell myself. And self-doubt is the most debilitating attitude. "What’s really going on here?"
Fear. Fear that these mountain paths are very dry and covered in lots of loose gravel. My legs are wobbly as it is and what if….? I need to tackle this fear without being impetuous. I recall there are Nordic type walking sticks in the equipment room. Perhaps I can use these…?
Short story – the sticks worked! I carried them in my hands but didn’t use them, a crutch for my mind. At the end of the walk, as I felt my body gaining in confidence step by step, I felt like I could be like one of those evangelicals, who upon being healed, throw away their sticks in joyous rapture! Lol!
Today I joined the progressive relaxation class. I was the only attendee 😊
Have fun with our theme this month, my friends! See you on the Christmas tree!
With all my love and warm December hugs,
Elizabeth
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