poem<\/a> I posted in my writings yesterday.
\nI try to go about my day staying within the peace but life gets busy so I worry that I am loosing the peace, perhaps moving away from my true self back to being fear based and manipulated by life’s circumstances.
\nMy work has been very busy lately and this makes me anxious.\u00a0 I have lots of office work plus two major projects out to construction – when there is a problem on the construction site it needs immediate attention.\u00a0 On Thursday both construction projects had problems and I was dealing with constant phone calls to resolve these plus trying to manage the office work.\u00a0 At lunchtime I went outside and realized ‘it’s a beautiful day!\u2019\u00a0 This put things in perspective for me and do you know what?, the construction problems resolved themselves nicely by the end of the day.
\nThis week I have a big public meeting that I have to speak before a large group about an upcoming construction project so at lunch today with the family I was telling them that I was anxious about it.\u00a0 Barbara had just shared that she was anxious about her upcoming house move.\u00a0 As we were talking I had a big “A-Ha!” moment.\u00a0 I told about how I used to have a great fear of flying but the last few times I had to fly I would feel very anxious before hand but when I got to the airport and sat to wait to board the plane I would relax.\u00a0 I came to realize that it was just all the preparing for my trip that made me anxious and not that I was fearful about the upcoming flight.
\nHere is the lesson: we may have big lists of ‘to-do’ things to accomplish for an upcoming event so we may feel anxious about all the work ahead.\u00a0 We tend to feel this anxiety and think it is related to a fear, like I had done that I would be afraid to fly, or this week that I may be fearful that people won’t like or understand me at this upcoming meeting.\u00a0 No, I am anxious because I have a long list to accomplish prior to my meeting. The anxiety my body feels is OK, I am in control and can to choose to NOT bring fear into this.
\nSo yes, there will be busy times in my life, and there may be anxiety about workload and schedules, but this does not have to take away my peace!
\nAMEN!
\n\u201cThe mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.\u201d ~<\/i>\u00a0Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/i>
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