Dear Woman,
These things cannot wait.
Your soul's desires.
Physical health. Your physical body allows you to have our earthly experience. It's your vessel for good. It needs check ups, maintenance care, healthy fuel and regular movement. Tenderly care for the physica body you've been give because it's sole purpose is to serve your mission. If you don't pay attention to it, one day, it will demand your attention.
Fears. When we face our fears, we realize they are illusions and then we are truly free.
Anger, it's simply sending us a message that we need boundaries.
Joy.
Dreams.
Relationships that make you smile and lighten your heart.
Discovering what deLights your soul and adding them into your life in abundance.
Your heart's desires. Don't be afraid to look inside and ask, "what do I really want?"
Loving yourself so that your love cup is so full, it overflows to others. The christian bible actually teaches us to love others as we love ourselves. Until we love ourselves well, our love for others is lacking,
Decisions to place boundaries around jobs, co-dependent relationships or situations that feel abusive or violent in any way. Just say, "no" to people who make you feel less than.
Saying good-bye to places and people where there is an absence of love.
These things can wait.
Gossip.
Your children's extra-curricular activities and demands. Let's break it down, they really only need our love and security.
Dirty dishes and laundry.
Demands on your time from other people.
The pursuit of $ as the driving force in life. $ may make life easier but it's not the $ that makes a person happy. I know happy and unhappy people. Some are rich, some are poor on both sides of the equation.
The pursuit of physical beauty. You are so much more than your physical appearance. Trust me, I'm all into beauty. But if pursuing it, especially as we age, becomes more important than the real person who resides within you, it can wait.
Perfection.
Complaining. It's far over rated and a major drag on your energy.
Judgement. Of yourself or others. Trust me, leave it behind and your spirit will soar and you will see beauty and love everywhere you gaze.
I'd love to hear what's on your "can wait" and "cannot wait" lists. I invite your replies in the comments.
Sending a well-spring of love to all my female besties near and far.
Dana, As always, you are an inspiration to me. Sending you a huge squishy hug from Bulgaria!
Cannot wait: be mindfully in the moment, honour your uniqueness, nuture yourself and others, laugh.
Can wait: To-do lists, making assumptions, peer pressure, stress that ultimately causes dis-ease
My dear Andie, So wonderful to read your comments here on the blog. We think about your family often! I know you are having amazing adventures in Bulgaria and I LOVE reading your emails. A “squishy” hug…received. smiling.
I totally resonate with your list. It’s amazing how transformative mindfulness continues to be in my life. It eliminates so much mind chatter that is not supportive in the moment.
I think you wrote about stress that causes dis-ease and I did my own woo hoo in agreement. This is a topic I’ve been thinking about a lot the past year. We pay for self care either as preventative medicine in a positive way or at the other end of stress after it’s wreaked havoc on our physical, emotional, spiritual and emotional bodies.
Thanks for joining the conversation.
As always, I’m your biggest admirer!
Dana