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So many of us have so many things going on. Not just so many… too many.
We are overwhelmed, panicked about getting it all done, and frankly exhausted. It seems to just be “the way it is”. Or is it?
What if life could be different. What if we could choose, and then stay committed and connected to our CORE PRIORITIES.
What would that be like?
What would that give us?
And most importantly… How would we do that?
A few months back, in a pivotal conversation with a man I respect, I came to understand how men’s disrespect for women can show up in the most subtle of ways. Since I never imagined that I might be disrespected due to my gender, I had never recognized it as such. Suddenly I had a word to put to behaviours that I had experienced from men that previously had just confused me.
Some of you may know that I recently took a break to travel to Europe. Since my Dad passed away last year I’ve had a really difficult time working my way through my grief. One of the goals I set after he died was to travel more. And I realized that it’s been about 10 years or more since I really took a proper rest. Needless to say I was SO excited when my work presented an opportunity for me to travel to France and deliver a keynote session for Capgemini.
Of course I had to say yes! And I had to make the most of the opportunity. So I blocked off my calendar for an entire month (yes, really!), left my laptop at home (GASP!) and set off.
So it is one year to the day since my dad died. It’s been a hard year, in so many ways.
Partly (duh?) the grief. The heartrending missing of someone who was (is) so important to me. Oh the number of moments this year, especially early on, when I wanted to reach out and talk to him about:
And each one of those moments, leading to an outpouring of tears. Let’s face it, standing at his gravestone, asking, but not getting answers the way I can understand them … just doesn’t cut it.Read More >>>
This is the month that it is the darkest time of the year (in the northern hemisphere, that is). It’s dark, cold, and our instinct is to go inside, cozy up by the fire, hibernate … and it’s the perfect time to go within yourself as well and be reflective.
Tell me if this sounds anything like you:
You shoulder a large chunk of responsibility at home. You’re often the one that colleagues turn to for completion of a task, because they know that you’ll get it done and done well at that. You’re often the one seeking to strengthen relationships with those closest to you. On top of all that, your community knows you as one they can rely on to sit on the committee for ‘X’ or volunteer at event ‘Y’. You’ve got a lot on your plate and it just doesn’t stop coming!
You’re doing it all!
And the likely reality is that it’s starting to cost you… your life, your sanity and most importantly your relationships with those near and dear to you.
But what do you do about it when you feel like everything is resting on you and you alone? What do you do when life has become a drudgery with endless to do lists and that constant scrambling ‘catch-up’ feeling? When you’re so overwhelmed and burdened that you can’t even find enough time in your busy schedule to figure out how to fix it, what do you do?
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As we slide into Libra season… I am reminded that Libra is about beauty and pleasure… and ease. That’s right. Ease.
Letting things be easy.
Easy Does It.
The Law of Least Effort.
All of that and more.
As it turns out I don’t come by “ease” naturally.
In fact, can you believe that I used to tell people that my name was Signý Ann Wilson, with no E’s. It seemed the simplest way to say it. There is no “e” in Signy, and in fact there is no “e” in the way my Ann is spelled, and I thought I was just being clever saying that there is no “e” in Wilson (obviously)… but say it out loud… no E’s. No Ease.
So yes, ironically ease is hard for me.
I usually pick the rougher road, both because I like to stretch and challenge myself (a Good Thing), but also because I think that “easy” means I am not giving it my all (not such a good thing, in case that wasn’t obvious). I choose the things that are hard, and then I also see what is hard about them, and everything else for that matter.
I am not saying all this by way of recommendation. In fact the opposite. So much so that I will be dedicating this Libra season to the cultivation, nay even gentler, the nurturing of EASE.
Big exhale.
That’s right. When faced with decisions, I will pick the easier path. Or the fun-er path. Same, same. I will see which way the world points me (as determined by what is least effort), and I will go there willingly, even joyfully.
Seems easy enough, right? Yet, somehow I doubt it. With all the rewiring of my neuropathways required for this… it will be an adventure for sure. And I will share what I learn, both from my experience, but also about what research I do around it. What tips I unearth. What quotes or articles I discover. All in an attempt to inspire more ease everywhere.
Speaking of that… the first thing I am throwing on the pyre of ease… is my run for the cure project. It is still so dear to my heart, and maybe it will happen for next year, or in some different iteration, but here is what I noticed… it was not flowing, it was not easy and it was also coming at a time when I have rather a whole bunch of other stuff on the go… So, for the same of my sanity and also as an act of trust in the universal flow and mind… I relinquish it, along with all of the struggle and trying hard.
So I have started the divestment… with my offering… what thing or decision or action that is not flowing easily will you give up, let go of, release?
Here’s the thing about living: you have to do it actively.
What will you choose?
Kindness really is the key that unlocks every door.
I promised updates and learnings about kindness. And here is what I am discovering so far…
