shamanism
As we sit on our verandah having our morning espresso, we survey our beautiful valley and feel the changes of the season in the air around us. Our cat Dharma attracts our attention while he playfully stalks the sunbirds as they go about their lives and then suddenly starts chewing at a branch. It can be very easy to get lost in this moment and distract ourselves, especially when neither of us really wants to deal with the pile of 'To Do's' in front of us. Laurel Obsidian Lioness shares her advice on negating procrastination and establishing one's core goal.
Walking in beauty
separate what to pay attention to from what to toss into the proverbial compost. The pile feels so big and it's exhausting to look at, let alone imagine dealing with it efficiently. It's much easier to lose ourselves in the charm of a sweet and innocent cat and the beauty that surrounds us. There can be no more distraction – Dharma has jumped down and gone off in search of his next unsuspecting playmate and the pile waits for our attention.
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here are times when life just seems to be piled so full of decisions, choices and priorities that it can be difficult to make sense of it all and
The thoughts come.... What if.... How do we.... What do we do first.... How long will it take.... Ooh, where to even start. I take a deep breath and I hear Lou doing the same beside me. Well, we won't get anything done this way we agree, so we take the first step by turning our attention to our core goal. Every action we take is done with this goal in mind. The initial process of identifying it can be tricky and may take some time. It has to be at the core of what motivates any of us to do anything. It's all about the way we want to touch the world, the way we want to be touched and the legacy we want to leave behind.
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