JIMI

 

 

 

My dog Jimi and I LOVE to walk!  This is a good thing. It keeps us both fit and gives Jimi ammunition for the dreams he’ll have as he spends the rest of his day sleeping until, yes, you guessed it – DINNER! He knows that word well and waits attentively from 5 p.m. onwards for me to say it!

 

Did you know that old schoolyards can often be great places to walk?  They usually have magnificent trees that have been growing for more years than we’ve walked the planet. Imagine the stories they could tell! Just up the road our local schoolyard is home to many huge and ancient trees. The largest one of all is an enormous old mother oak tree. She is powerful, and still, cloaking me with her cascading branches as I stand in awe of the strength and knowledge I sense from her. Whilst Jimi finds his heaven in all the smells among the leaf litter and acorns beneath her I take the opportunity to just “be” within her energy.

 

Today, eyes closed as I leaned my back into the rough bark of her massive trunk it came to me that we often spend a lot of our time looking into the future to where we want to go and figuring out how we might get there. Yet, it often happens that until we understand how we created the person we are now, our patterning from the past may hold us back.

We can tend to spend a lot of time daydreaming about what we want, where we want to go, and how we want our life to be whilst at the same time feeling frustrated that none of our dreams are coming to fruition – and therein lies the problem! Constantly dreaming about the future will not buy a ticket to your destination! Until we deal with who we are now, the person we have created up until this moment, our dreams will be just that!

 

You see, sometimes it’s good to look back and see where we’ve come from, what made us who we are. Everything we’ve done and experienced up to now has created the way we think, feel, and deal with life, and old patterns can be hard to break! If what we’ve become so far is not giving us the life we want then we need to look within and see the beliefs, thoughts and patterning that we may need to change. Going down the same road every day will get you to the same destination – every day! Mmmm….boring?

 

In other words, to move forward, to create the life we want, we first must look back to understand how we came to be as we are in this moment, with all our strengths and weaknesses, our knowledge and our beliefs.

 

We must look at who we have become

to know who we can be.

 

What we then decide to change, let go, or build upon will dictate our path forward.

 

Mmmmm………makes sense, doesn’t it!

 

ENERGY TIP: If you have a large tree somewhere near you, and you can be alone, then try spending some time up close with it. Place your hand on the trunk, or lean against it and simply relax – don’t think! You may find amazing thoughts or ideas coming into your mind, and perhaps a clarity you have been searching for. Trees can often be very clever and helpful beings!

 

 

 

 

PS: If you’d like to know more about dogs, their energy and how we help each other, just leave a comment below.

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WHAT IS ENERGY? AND WHERE DO YOU GET IT

 

You’re tired! You feel like you can’t get up in the morning, let alone go forth and get the kids off to school, or get yourself to work on time, (yes, you always seem to be running late), and let’s not talk about the zillion other things that run your life.

You have no energy, you always, always feel knocked out and sometimes it’s hard to put on a smile when you really don’t feel it. There doesn’t seem to be a space to actually have a rest, to just let go and put your feet up! By the time everything is done in the evening and everyone is in bed you think you’ll have a glass of wine and relax but what happens? Yes, you fall asleep on the couch.

Don’t worry, you’re not failing somewhere!

You’re not alone in this!

In future articles I’ll be discussing some simple ways to lift your energy. They cost nothing, just a little time. I’ll also be looking at how you can safeguard your energy and where you can find more.

The best part is that as your energy lifts in small imperceptible ways through simple changes to your lifestyle and thoughts, you will begin to feel lighter and brighter and you will lift everyone around you, creating more love and harmony in family, relationships, and friends – and a whole lot more joy!

Now we all want some of that, don’t we!

 For a quick starter, park your phone inside the house, or your place of work. Yes, that’s right – you don’t need to be hassled by anyone or any advertising or prompting to “share with friends”! This is your time and nothing is more important than YOU! 

I know you’re busy, but you need to be willing to carve just a little piece of time out of your day at this moment – time for YOU! Yes, you are important so do this for yourself!

OK now, stop what you’re doing – it will still be there when you return, and take yourself out to the garden if you have one. Breathe deeply and try to let go all your thoughts as you take a quiet 15/30 minutes stroll around the garden. Don’t pull weeds or see what needs to be done. Just touch the plants, sit on the grass, feel it beneath you and begin to hear the nature sounds around you. If you have little ones, let them join you in quietly touching the plants. As you start to settle, they will also!

WARNING: to do this exercise you have to switch off your brain – how good are you at doing that? It can be difficult at first but as you work away at not thinking you’ll get better at it until you truly can wander through nature and simply let all that energy seep into you without your thoughts blocking it.

No garden, or you are at work! No problem! Take a walk round the block, or to a park, touching any trees you encounter, smelling any flowers you can reach – I’ve certainly been guilty of leaning over someone’s fence to smell the roses! This quiet time is where you connect with nature, easing and soothing your stress. If you’re in the city don’t despair! Look for those areas outside or between buildings where there is a small park or garden amongst the skyscrapers and although it won’t be as restful as a quieter garden just remember, physically touching nature always helps!

 

 

The saying “Take Time to Smell the Roses” has more depth and meaning to it when you actually DO it!

Make it okay to get into the habit of allowing yourself a little break on those gnarly, awful days when you’re overloaded, stretched and wanting to tear your hair out, break something, or disappear somewhere! It won’t take much time but it will help to ease you through the rest of the day and that will make a difference! And if you decide you like what this break does for you, make it a daily habit!

The hardest thing about changing your pattern is having the willpower to make the change. After that, the rest is easy!

And if you know someone who could be helped by these words – do share this blog with them. This may be all they need to lift their energy and get back on track!

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