The Daily Do

What of when the darkness falls and things don't feel so good, when thoughts clammer that all is lost, when joy falls out of view? Think, "I know this feeling but I can still do what just needs done", one foot in front of the other foot and suddenly there’s sun. Move forward through the dark days, the nights will turn to morn, accept the time it takes to wait for calm after the storm.

Here's a simple chain reaction...if you think of all the things you love and appreciate about your life, you walk into the world more likely to be nice. And then things go well as people respond, and your mood further improves, you then choose actions that command more courage as confidence bolsters you. This flurry of your fortune fanned out from feeling grateful now; appreciate all that you have and contagious optimism’s found!

Inspirational words have no meaning unless you turn them to do! Wellbeing and motivational quotes won’t change anything if you don’t activate, the words are just pointers toward the life that you must actually create. To ignite the reality of change in your life the mind alone isn’t enough, yes, it starts with our thoughts, but for deep change to erupt physical action’s a must!

Contentment is a state of mind, not a destination. Contentment lies amongst the peaks and troughs of every day, in the way we are behaving and the words we choose to say, it’s in our choices and reactions, one day well lived will fill the soul, peace of mind’s a way of being, not a final goal.

What do we think we’re doing by consuming info all the time? Do we think we’re learning, or keeping up with life? Have we learnt that to exist, have worth, we must be plugged in, switched on, consume? Are you lost in too much media when your real life is in the room? When was the last time you sat for ten minutes without any distraction? No phone, tv, or magazine to simulate satisfaction. No music, book or journal, no puzzle or game to do; not meditating, or contemplating, just sitting there, with you?

If you use quick fixes to escape your discontent you’ll never escape your strife, but discover present harmony and you’ll have harmony throughout your life. There’s only ever now and if you find your peace in this, you carry with you the constant of your deep internal bliss. Your peace lies inside you, not outside in distraction's fix, practice through the boredom or anxiety until peaceful presence sticks.

Running from fear or towards contentment is a seismic perception shift; running is still just fear dressed up, towards is an enlivening lift. Sit now and feel the difference between trying to block out fear in stillness, or leaning in towards the light of contented inner wellness. Seek, don’t run, dive head first into the balm, magnetise towards the glow of your ever present calm.

At what time of day are you most alive, when does your energy just flow? Use this time to do the most important things to grow. When the tide is high and vibrant use it wisely every day, tune in to the ebb and flow of your life's energy. Move the mundane to when zeal wanes, tasks that need no thought, put them in the 'just needs done when exhausted’ slot.

Caught up in drfitwood fishing net a dog flails to free herself but the more she thrashes and fights the ropes the more the net tightens. The knots she’s making, the twisted tangle she’s creating, are unknowing and she means no harm, but it’s clear to see that to be free she must stop fighting and be calm. To be free WE must stop struggling and this starts by finding calm.

The thing that keeps on nagging you is the thing that you must change! How you feel this time next week depends on tuning in, accepting what is on your mind and then doing what you can. Situations and problems roam and spool beyond your reach, but how you feel, react and think dictate your growth this week.