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WELLNESS
HONOUR YOURSELF By Julie Cross
Some of you may be back at work, some of you may not, some of you may still be trying to work out what work now looks like, and some of you may be feeling in control, while some of you may feel very much out of control. Some of you may be feeling scared and uncertain about the future while others not so much… and I think I have been through all of that myself, just in one morning! And what I want you to know is that, however you are feeling, it is OK! When we land in times like this it is normal to feel a little overwhelmed and disorientated, there is no rulebook for this. So today I want to talk about you, and keeping you safe… and I don’t mean I am going to talk about keeping you Covid physically safe… (you have already been educated about that!) I am talking about being mentally and emotionally safe. I think that we underestimate the ongoing affect on us hearing months and months of negative messages, filled with fear and gloom and doom… so I am not saying we need to be unrealistic, or we shouldn’t be informed, but once you have done that, it is time to turn it all off, it is time to bring yourself back into the moment where you are right now, and find what is good and great.
“Take the time to fill yourself up, do things you love with people you love and focus on all that is good… you deserve that!”
And I know you will find lots of things to focus on, and when you do that you will feel your energy lift, and remember, like energy attracts like energy. We are allowed to find the positives within the Pandemic… and start small if you have to, and go from there. I am glad we are doing the Pandemic here in Australia that is for sure. We will come through it, and, to some extent, we will decide how well we come through, because remember, we can’t always control what happens to us, but we can control what we think and do about it! And on that, let us remember that we need to focus on what IS in our control, rather than focussing on what is not. It is such a waste of our time to focus on, talk about, get angry about and get upset about, things that we can’t really change… so let’s focus, instead what we CAN control, not there is power and positivity in that!
And you are leading the people around you through it… if you are the manager or the owner of your business, you are leading your people through this, they will catch your attitude… and as a parent we are leading our children through this, we are that important, so let us look after ourselves through this.
The other thing I notice in times like this is that we almost feel like we have to get permission to feel happy, positive and joyful! In hard and challenging times, you still have a right to your joy. Being happy and optimistic during these times doesn’t mean that you are ignoring or denying the gravity of the situation or a problem, or a pandemic; instead it is about connecting to the energy that can best support you and the people around you to affirm a solution!
The best place to start is to be aware of your thinking, muscle up mentally and control those thoughts, make sure that your thoughts are serving you… and the best indicator of that is your energy… how are you feeling, and are your thoughts serving you to feel better or contributing to you feeling worse… and then know that you can change your thoughts to focus on things that lift your energy… yes, this is a time when we need to muscle up mentally.
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I have noticed for me this has been a time to teach us to really practice mindfulness. Mindfulness is about a real knowing that all you have for sure is the moment you are in, so treat that moment with the respect it deserves and live the length, depth, width and the breadth of that moment. If you are with a client, then no matter what is happening out there, what you can control is the interactions with that client, so give them all you have, in this time of ‘social distancing’ we need to connect deeper than ever before, this is your time to take your stage and give it all you have got. When you are with your family, BE with them; let us really dive deep into gratitude for our loved ones and for them being healthy and happy. Yes, this is a time where we can get back to delighting in the simplest of things and it is so good for your mental, spiritual and emotional health to do so. I think we underestimate the assault on our positive energy through this time, so please take the time to fill yourself up, do things you love with people you love and focus on all that is good… you deserve that! And it is also so good for your immunity system! Winning! Stay well, happy and safe… and keep sparkling!
