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Candle Burning

Posted by: cher | November 24, 2009 | 3 Comments |

Aloha!  Reflection ~ I am Worthy

This week I really got the importance of valuing myself and how that tells people how much I am to be valued.  I have not been contributing to my household while I have been launching The Peaceful Woman.  The conversation in my head, for which I was having a growing awareness of, was “I need to work harder, to justify my being taken care of”.  What CRAP!

I was burning every candle I could get my hands on and lighting each end!

Last weekend I went over to Honolulu with my beloved Partner Keone for a little rest, a mini-break, relaxation, and to celebrate his Father’s B-Day.  I have a wonderful time.  As the plane approached Maui on our return trip home, I started to feel anxious.  My “real” life started to creep in and thoughts shifted to how much work I “needed” to get done.  The pressure I had put on my self to “produce value” grew with every mile we grew closer to Maui.  I was stressed… again!

Now, I do not know about you, but this is the exact feeling I had that created the energy to walk away from my career and old life.  And now here it is again, coming into my Maui sanctuary!  No, this will not due I thought!!!!

I added beach time and swim time back into my calendar that night!  Latterly, I got out my highlighters and I blocked out beach & swimming time out through the end of the year.  Keone was an amazing support and encouraged me and gave me a high-five at the end of day Monday when I came home from the pool!

It has been 9 days since I returned from Honolulu and I have been more productive, fulfilled, and happy in these nine days then I have since I lit all those candles!

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Right on Cher! I know the trick for me is not only blocking out time for myself–BUT not feeling guilty when I am doing absolutely nothing–which for me looks like reading a fun book. Playing tennis, running, swimming etc. still can feed my Puritan Ethic–because I am still doing–and accomplishing something–the guilt enters in when I am not–but through practice I have learned to enjoy the not doing guilt free–knowing that I do not have to earn my right to be in this world through constant doing–although being completely honest–every once in a while that little stab of guilt still shows up–now I just say Hi-Bye and keep on reading.

Oh, YES, I’ve got too many candles burnin now. Here I am moving to Maui, so excited that my 20-yr. dream is coming true, and I’m stressed! Duhh! I’m allowing (sometimes, not all the time) all the GOOD doing to occur, way beyond what I would have prior to saying YES to Maui on 11/11. And as I’ve done this over the last two weeks, I realize stress is stress…no matter what’s the source. Even if it’s all good, if it’s over the top, too much doing, it can occur as stress! So, I’m blowin out the candles “out there” and lightin one “inside”, my candle in the Center of my heart. I’m breathin into it and feeling it glow and grow. Ahh, that feels good! Thank you Cher! I am worthy…too!

Hats off to you ! I love the candle analogy, I too find I burn the candles at all ends… for me I take one day a week to walk the beach, or find a body of water to connect with. Down time is filling my cup that I may give the overflow from my saucer to many. I burn brighter, guilt free and enjoy more of what I’m committed to! This is when I love being a women … freedom to be! Namaste!

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