Running With Scissors

I started the year with a new exercise routine.  By the end of week 2, I had to stop due to my knee not particularity liking knee lunges.  My knee was telling me...

If I don't stop going in this direction, I'm going to cause some real damage!

I was frustrated and upset.  I had a goal.  I had a plan.  I was off to a great start. I was making progress and now, due to circumstances out of my control, I have to stop.  As I rested my knee, I started questioning myself...

How am I going to meet my goals for the year?
Time is ticking away!

As I sat on the sofa relaxing, I remembered how I have mentored many clients through "plot twists" (unplanned outside circumstances) that threw them off course.  Clients that came to me panicking, grasping for solutions, and feeling like failures.  I guess it is time for me to start taking some of my own medicine.  So, I...

• Gave myself a "Get Out of Jail Free" card - meaning I stopped beating myself up with the "would've, could've, should've" stories.
• Stepped back and asked myself "What is my knee and this situation really trying to tell me?". 
• I re-aligned my goals to align with the rhythms of the seasons.  January-March is the season of Earth where the energy is slow paced, the focus is on nurturing yourself, and building the foundation to support growing your dreams for the rest of the year.

After taking a step back, re-connecting to the energy of the season, and re-evaluating my plan, I realized that I didn't make any space for fun this year.  No wonder why my knee was telling me to STOP!!!  So, while I sat on the sofa this past week, I spent the time reviewing my list of commitments, my list of goals, and aligning everything with my phrase for the year "Luxurious Simplicity".  The result...

The creation of a Spacious Calendar for 2023 that aligns my goals with lots of time and space for creative fun!

How are you doing this January?  Are you taking time to nurture yourself or are you "running with scissors" to the finish line?  Is your body telling you something is off?  If so, ask your body what it really needs.  You might be surprised by the answer. 

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