Peace, Joy, Frenzy

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Weekly message about creating your new normal

This is a weekly message from Judy Panek, MS, CPCC

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach

December 11, 2009

Dear Creators,

Good morning! It feels like there is a race today as the days are ticking by before the holidays. The idea of having time for quiet reflection is very appealing right now. There seems to be a big gap however in what there is to do (make that what I think I want to do/think I must do) and the amount of time there is in this day (only the usual number of hours – darn!).

The gap is something like this:

Wouldn’t it be nice to have time to relax over my coffee, spend time enjoying the winter landscape out the window, to thoughtfully plan my day with confidence that there is plenty of time, energy and resources to accomplish everything? Wouldn’t that be nice?

What I notice is my mind generating more ideas for the to-do list, pressure to get things done, a stressful mix of thoughts around not having enough time, a sense of overwhelm as I remember more things I usually do, buy, bake, wrap, decorate, clean, order this time of year. And, all of this occurring when I was going for a peace and joy theme. See the gap?

Today, this week the questions and challenges look something like this:

· What are the thoughts about having a lot to do?

· Is it possible to stay in action and be aware, choosing a better thought going from task to task?

· Where is peace and joy in this “now” moment? In every now moment?

Notice where you are in this moment. Is this what you want? What is the gap? What are the thoughts, beliefs you are holding about this? What do you want?

Mind the gap,

Judy