09/05/2023
Do you ever get the feeling that something isn’t quite right?
Life flows best for me when I slow down and remove pressure to act until that feeling shifts.
Sometimes there was more to the situation than I thought and slowing down allowed other pieces to come into the picture.
Sometimes it became clear to me that it wasn’t something I wanted to do at all.
Sometimes I didn’t need to act at all and the situation evolved on its own or sorted itself out.
And sometimes I feel pressure to ignore that inner knowingness and act anyways. Almost always this doesn’t flow well for me and I end up regretting not listening to myself.
Today I am feeling thankful for my meditation practice. Over the years I’ve been able to shift from mostly ignoring my inner voice to mostly listening to it.
It’s still a practice and I often find myself caught up in the pressure to override my inner awareness.
Noticing is half the battle. Once I notice I am caught up I can choose to take long slow deep breaths, relaxing my body, releasing the pressure and remembering how important it is to honour and value myself.
Once I’m in that relaxed and centred space I sometimes ask “what if there was no pressure, what would I do?”
And then I listen.
❤️
