Completing Undesirable Projects

So, it is so three weeks later and we are FINALLY free from the serious snowfalls we had! Did you see the snow photo in my last blog entry? What an AMAZING unusual winter we're having! As of yesterday, after almost a month, our steep driveway can FINALLY be used again and now I am counting the weeks to spring's arrival. I swear I'm going to find a way to spend winter away from now on... and I live on the WEST coast... heavens, I can't even imagine what it would be like to live back east.

I suppose if there is a good thing to being snowed in, it's that it's given me additional time to reflect on the successes and shortfalls of last year... and to consider what I'd like to make fresh for this new year.

I don't know about you, but I love being tidy, having things in their right place and excess "stuff" GONE! A serious incompletion from last year that has been pulling at my attention has been the condition of my office desk and files. Papers have piled up that need filing, accounting needing finishing and submissions made to our accountant... afterall, it is coming up tax time soon. What a drag of negative energy I'd pulled forward into my New Year!

So, I piled in, finished, sorted, filed... yes, I also grumbled and groaned... then did even more sorting, filing and finishing. The result? I am caught up on some otherwise butt-dragging projects that were eating energy and pulling at me, even when I wasn't aware they were!

Do you have any unfinished projects like mine that are pulling at you? Likely you do! These unfinished projects do not promote Work and Life Balance.

Well, I highly recommend that you "bite the bullet" and dive into the very center of your chaos... for the sake of moving ahead with clean, clear, fresh momentum. Get caught up so you can be free.

I personally feel more liberated with my paperwork projects completed. Of course, there will always be other projects to divert my attention to next, but at least I've made progress with the undesirable ones so I can now also move on to the GREAT projects too, such as sorting and framing my favourite photographs.

To help you, here's my list of necessary ingredients to accomplish "that" unfinished task...

1. a delicious pot of tea (or coffee)


2. an internal parent plunking you down into that chair, telling you to "stay there until you're done" ... (joke, smile, tease)


3. little nibbly foods to munch on as you work, preferably health ones such as an apple or almonds


4. a stretch break every 30 minutes


5. a pat on the back or a hug every hour, either from yourself or from a loved one congratulating you for a good job being done


6. a reward at the end of the day, such as a long walk in nature, or a bubble bath

Completing old and unfinished projects will open space to create something new for this New Year. Don't just read this, try it out for yourself... you'll experience first hand how great it will feel!

Warmly, Carolyn

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Evoking Spirituality

Richard and I spent the past weekend facilitating a most wonderful and blissful Personal Retreat Program for two close friends wanting to expand their spirituality. What a special opportunity for us to be able to share our knowledge and to provide the space to evoke spirit!

How to find stillness in such a busy world? Life, with all of its typical hustle and bustle of activities can make it more challenging to make spirituality a priority.

This quotation speaks to the question, "How do I invite Spirit into my life?"...

“Are you doing something each day to restore and renew your spiritual energy so you can take that light with you into your world? It can make a huge difference when you energize your life by means of the spiritual practices you do…and most significantly, the useless activities you DON'T do!” Quote by Greg Barrette

What are spiritual practices? In our "Becoming the BEST YOU Possible" eBook, we devote an entire chapter to Spiritual Wellness. Here are the chapter headings that we write about;

* Nature’s Rebalancing Ways
* Rituals For Your Life
* The Value Of Meditation
* A Simple “Mindfulness Meditation”
* Clean Out the Clutter
* Create A Sanctuary
* Cleanse Your Home “Energy”
* Care For the Living
* Extend Loving Kindness

Also taken from our eBook, consider our list of potential Spiritual / Creativity activities to infuse your life with more meaning;

· read a “book of meaning”
· attend a sacred dance workshop
· mindfully walk a labyrinth
· attend a sacred festival
· attend a church service of your choice
· attend a sacred-type workshop
· attend a woman or men’s circle
· attend a Vipassana meditation session
· relieve a burdened mom for an hour, allowing her breathing space for herself
· take an elderly friend for a drive, tea or coffee and meaningful conversation
· become a Big Sister or Big Brother
· plant a special container garden and watch your labor of love grow
· or adopt a precious pet and treat it like gold…

…the rewards will be mutually great!!!

There you have it, numerous suggestions to bring a sense of sacred and spiritual meaning into your daily life. Easy and powerful practices can make a deep difference to the depth of tranquility and purpose of who you are, and how you experience peace. Attend to this calling and your life will become more enriched.

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There is a wellspring, deep within each of us, of a spiritual energy and power that most of us can barely imagine. As we make daily time to visit tranquility and focus on our inner essence or source, Spirit's presence renews us, Spirit's energy infills us, Spirit's light restores us.

Become refreshed, invigorated and healed!

Namaste,

Carolyn

Matcha Tea for ENERGY!

If you're like me, interested in good health and boundless energy, I'm excited to share my recent discovery with you.

Two months into using this natural product, I have noticed a remarkable difference in how much energy I have! What is the product, you ask? Here's what the enclosed brochure says...

"History’s oldest and healthiest natural beverage, Matcha Tea!

Matcha, or ceremonial Japanese green tea, has been by far the healthiest natural beverage known to humanity since its discovery over 900 years ago. Matcha is the oldest and most premium variety of Japanese green tea and it has the highest concentration of antioxidants, chlorophyll, vitamins and minerals compared to all mainstream beverages in existence to this day. Historically only enjoyed by Buddhist monks and nobility throughout the feudal ages of the samurai.

Origins of Matcha

Over 900 years ago, a Buddhist monk by the name Eisai brought over tea from Mainland China to be used as a miracle potion for ailments. When the teas arrived from China, it came in a powder form. It was customary of the times to grind the teas into a powder to facilitate transportation. When the Japanese incorporated green tea into their culture after the arrival of Eisai, it remained in its original powder form and consumed by diffusing it into water. As other surrounding tea nations continued to develop unique varieties of green teas, Japan steadfastly kept the old tradition of grinding the tealeaves and consuming the infusion and leaves whole. In short, the ceremonial Japanese green tea of the 21st century has remained the same since the 11th century.

Nutritional Value of 2g of Matcha:

• Polyphenols and antioxidants 0.212g
• Caffeine O.06g
• Protein 0.448g
• Plant Lipids 0.086g
• Fibre O.77g
• Calcium 8.4mg
• Magnesium 4.6mg
• Iron 0.34mg
• Zinc 0.126mg
• Potassium 54mg
• Copper 0.012mg
• Phosphorus 7mg
• Vitamin A Beta Carotene 500ug
• Vitamin A Retinol Equivalents 84ug
• Vitamin B6 0.092mg
• Vitamin C 5.44mg
• Vitamin E 0.56mg
• Vitamin K 58ug
• Thamin 0.012mg
• Riboflavin 0.027mg
• Niacin 0.08mg
• Folate 24ug
• Pantothenic 0.074mg
• Ascorbic acid 1.2mg
• Raise energy Elevate mood
• Calm nerves
• Boost metabolism
• 70 x antioxidants of orange juice
• 1 0 x nutrients of regular green tea 9 x beta carotene of spinach

To put these numbers into perspective:
• 2 cups of regular green tea has approximately twice the antioxidants of red wine, 7 times that of orange juice, and 20 times that of apple juice. Matcha, on a gram per gram basis, has approximately 10 times the polyphenols and antioxidants of regular teas.
• Matcha has approximately 9 times the beta carotene of Spinach, 4 times that of carrots

This is Matcha!"

I put one teaspoon into a fruit smoothee every morning. Match Tea can be quite strong in flavour and while some people simply mix the tea powder into water or juice and drink it, I like to blend it with several pieces of delicious fruit and frozen berries, making it taste delicious... play with your own combinations. Check your local health food store or specialty grocery store for your supply.

Here's to your "shazam" of energy!

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Warmly, Carolyn

Carolyn's "Power of An Hour"

Welcome back!
(I'm mourning not being able to include photographs in each of my blogs... they make it SOOO much more fun and interesting for me to write and unless I can sort it out soon, I may change to another blog host. I'll keep you posted.)

It being a beautifully brisk fall day yesterday, Richard and I realized we had a list of yard duties that needed attending to before the really cold weather arrived for winter. Draining hoses, clearing the gutters... you know, things like that! We had very little time to devote to these tasks, because we had another major project requiring our attention only an hour later.

So, we implemented my "Power of An Hour" strategy and got an amazing number of tasks accomplished from our list! Then we moved on, as planned.

What's the "power of an hour," you ask?

This is a great strategy to apply when you feel swamped with far too many unfinished things pulling at you... in business and at home!

My power of an hour suggests that you devote one hour of totally undistracted time to a project that remains unfinished, moving it along as much as possible within that time frame, before you move on to a second power of an hour project... and a third, etc. But why stop after an hour?

What this one hour accomplishes is that your attention will be put towards a valuable project in a very concentrated way! Then, onward ho to the next one... which receives a similar focus of "get em done" energy, thereby moving several tasks steadily along at the same time ... until they ultimately get finished.

I was forever overwhelmed with too many things calling my attention. The first strategy I tried was to devote 100% of my attention to only ONE project from start to finish, only to find that I'd get horrendously behind on other critical projects. Okay, so much for that strategy!

One day, I came upon this "power of an hour" idea and was thrilled at how much I could achieve... in so little time AND while working on several tasks all at the same time.

I highly recommend that you put this strategy to work for yourself. You'll likely find it to be really powerful for clearing out those nagging incompletions, too. A lot of work can get accomplished in a small bite of time, when you really put your focus into it!

May the "power of an hour" force be with you. : ) Let me know how it goes... I'd love to hear about your successes.

Warmly, Carolyn
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