Speed is dangerous. I’m not referring to fast cars and motor bikes but the pace at which I used to live my life.
Let’s face it the human race is speeding up and technology as beneficial as it is, is pushing us beyond the limits of our physical and mental capabilities.
We are always on call and there is an expectation to respond almost immediately to text messages, emails and the like. Our mobile phones have become additional appendages to our body and we would struggle to live without it. Just imagine not having your mobile phone for a week!
Why am I going on about this? As you can well appreciate I’ve been thinking a lot about the things I can do to minimize the chances of this illness reoccurring. I will do what it takes to eliminate or reduce the causes of cancer that are in my control. Low stress, eating healthy nutrients, an alkaline body, avoiding toxins, an optimistic mindset and a peaceful and healthy lifestyle are all factors within my control.
The significant change that I need to make is a lifestyle change. Being a highly motivated, driven and ambitious person I have in the past pushed myself too hard, worked long hours and got a little frustrated if I wasn’t succeeding at the level of my expectation.
I realised that I had forgotten two very important reminders that I will now be mindful of. The first is that life is 99.9% about the journey and 0.1% the destination. As long as I’m spending most of the time doing the things I love and enjoying each day I will have a fulfilled and peaceful life.
The second is that I will place greater value on incremental change. If the actions I take bring me closer to my goals then it’s only a matter of time until I reach them. Immediate gratification and cementing definitive time lines on success have in the past decreased my enjoyment and created feelings of stress.
The way I work from now on needs to change. No longer will I work at such a fast pace and compromise my health. No longer will I impose self created pressures. No longer will I buy into a belief system that validates success only as a measure of status, wealth and achievement.
Naturally I want to make a difference and impact the world in a meaningful way and I know that I can do that with a relaxed and balanced approach.
I remember the wise words of my Reiki Master Laina who once said to me, “Slowly is holy”.
FAST – (F)reedom, (A)ppreciate, (S)pace, (T)ime : All the things that ‘fast’ deprives us of. We need to reclaim our freedom, learn to appreciate the things that really matter in life and then make the space and time in our lives to enjoy them. Meiron wishing you a healthy and happy holiday period and all the health, happiness and good times for 2012. Keep inspiring us……..
Hi Meironi,
What a wonderful lesson in life this gives all of us. We really are pressured in our lifestyles and get caught up with meeting all the self imposed dead lines. As Mom always tells me ,” what will happen if this or that is done a few days later?”, the answer mostly is that it could actually wait.
Thanks for the reminders always good to have these repeated.
Lots of love and for you to look forward to enjoying a good life with lots of health.
We love and miss you
Dad
another lesson we should all stand up and take notice of
as i have said a million times and will keep on saying,you remind us of the simple yet powerful changes we can all make to improve our mental and physical wellbeing,and i for one am changing for the better because of all the wondeful things you teach me through this blog
i have woken up today with one thing on my mind,slow down….
thanks it feels great
lots of love
cind