Slowing down [in order to ‘speed’ up]

We are all guilty of this ~ either a little or a lot. You might not even be conscious of it, or all too aware but no idea how to be any other way. Filling every gap, or moment in time. Feeling that taking a pause, some space to slow down, is not productive and therefore not a good use of your time.But the thing I have learnt, from my own personal experience and working with other high achiever types, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

When you spend your life in a state of perpetual hurry, on an endless hamster wheel of tasks and things to complete, your life can flash by with little to no sense of achievement to show for all of that activity. Any spare moment you find yourself with [ironically] I’m betting, is filled with something not as productive as it could be ~scrolling or falling down an internet rabbit hole of things we don’t really need to know or care about. Other peoples lives appearing more interesting to view than living our own.

But the truth is, we all need space..we all need the natural gaps that we seem to have lost. A pause, time to slow down and just be for a moment.

All of this busyness is no good for our brains, nervous systems or stress levels. We feel overwhelmed by life because we fill it to the brim and wonder why we feel like we are drowning at times. When you create space, make gaps in your day, you allow room for the light to pour in. You stop looking for all of the answers to every aspect of your life outside of you and give your inner knowing room to reveal itself to you.

You regain a sense of calm and confidence, in yourself and the ebb and flow of life and its seasons. You will know that you’re on the right path for you, as you leave space for it to reveal itself to you, not just following someone else’s advice or way of doing things.

You will feel grounded and more peaceful than you have done in years.

Simplification

As human beings we have a tendency to overcomplicate things, to believe that in order for things to be worthwhile or worthy of a high price tag, they must be complex or take time. So much of our innate skills, our ‘zones of genius’, the things that come naturally to us, are overlooked because they feel too easy, too simple. We cram our life with more and more: more knowledge, more activities but what this actually equates to is less self trust, less time, less space just to be; to let the wisdom we inherently have, flow through and to enjoy the simple everyday pleasures that make this life worth living.

Together we will strip it all back and reconstruct a life and business that proves you can do less and create more. That there is real power and potency in simplicity.

Self trust

We are so busy looking externally and to others for what is best for us, we have lost our way. What a waste to go through life constantly second guessing or doubting yourself. The mental and physical energy this leaks is incredible. No wonder so many people burn out.

From the moment you are born, you soak up information about how the world works and your part in it, from all of the people who surround you, as well as your society and culture. 

And with this, you lose  your ability to know and trust yourself on a deep and intimate level, you doubt your capacity to tune in and hear your own truth (let along trust what you hear).

But it is this ‘skill’ that is essential, in living a truly authentic life, standing fully in your own truth and building a business that is 100% authentic to you. This requires commitment to change, it’s not a one and done, it involves identifying what is yours and what is not, then deconditioning from the latter. This work isn’t easy, but the results are so incredibly worth it and imperative if you want to live a life of fulfilment and inner peace.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a way of life.

When you learn to be in the present moment and become aware of all of your senses, your body and soul, as well as your mind, you will begin to feel whole again. You will become harmonised, you will feel a sense of wholeness and connection; as you become more whole and connected, your intuition and self awareness will increase, you will create a deep level of self trust, love and compassion for yourself and others. Life becomes easier, in every sense.

Connection

Connection to yourself and the seasons ~ of your life and nature.

There is so much wisdom that we can incorporate into our own lives from watching nature and the seasons, the natural ebb and flow, the fallow and fruitful times. By becoming more conscious of what is going on in and around us, we can start to become more grounded and in-tune. We understand that it is not natural to be ‘on’ all of the time, like a long summer day, but that sometimes there is a time to retreat and rest, just like when winter sets in.

Becoming more aware of the seasons of your life and nature, cultivates connection on many levels, along with a sense of deep compassion for yourself and others. A bone deep sense of ‘this too shall pass’ during the lows and a deep appreciation of every day life, not just the highs.

Alignment

Whether you call it alignment, integrity, or truth, the end result of the ‘work’ is to do just this. 

To ensure you are living in complete harmony with yourself, that you are not playing out other peoples or society’s view points, that the work you do and the life you live, is the one you were born for, before all of the conditioning made you forget. It is to return ‘you back to you’.

Living in your own alignment can sometimes feel daunting, you might be called to do things not only different to societal norms but in away that is totally alien to you (but also incredibly familiar on a deeper level). This takes courage. It can be uncomfortable peeling back those layers, digging into the truth of thoughts that do not serve you, so you can see the things that hold you back for what they really are (and then move past them).

And that is why an honest, gentle and knowledgeable guide, unafraid to challenge your conditioned thinking, experienced in returning people back to their truth and uncovering their  alignment, will make your journey infinitely easier – I am that guide for you.

The result of all of this: true freedom.

You back to You.