Have Ducks - Need Rows - How to Find Alignment ... Again!
It's March and January feels a lifetime ago; all those intentions that I was feverishly writing and planning for are all still swirling around in my head … like literally swirling with no clear path!
Each and every one of them has the absolute potential to be an amazing reality in my world; they are all so close, and hanging on the verge of happening … but I need to clear the path, make decisions, get organized and be open to them!
As I sat in my office this morning I stared at the 6 or 7 piles sitting on my desk; each represents something I am currently actively working on … 2018 taxes, a brand new website and membership platform for all my courses, ideas and plans for the upcoming addition to our home, a retreat and workshop series for this summer At Home, my Astrology course work; and an amazing book idea that I am confident will be something I can actually write and publish … you get the picture?
Organized chaos to say the least … each pile is connected, and yet completely separate; it is a representation of all my dreams; I can literally feel what each of them will bring to my life on a cellular level!
So we are clear on what the actual issue is right now, the piles have been sitting here since the beginning of December. Each has progressed slightly; but everyday I come into my office and allow my focus to drift and flow without boundaries!
No Boundaries is a slow and painful road to No Progress!
Most of these things bring about a fear component for me, some just 'dread' (taxes are the devil in owning your own business, and an absolute chore for a creative like me who doesn't deal in numerical absolutes) but today I realized I am once again holding my Self back by not creating a plan, a schedule, some guidelines and some damn boundaries around where my focus goes!
This blog post is in fact my inner dialogue, the conversation I am having with myself to set me up for how I am going to get out of this rut and manifest the bejeepers out of all this abundance!
All these amazing piles of progress, gathering dust in front of me as I scroll social media and play just one more game of solitaire before heading out to the barn to check on my horse! Checking on the horse is the 'distraction of the day' here At Home.
So how am I going to get these ducks in a row you ask?
Step one is a brain dump - get my journal and write down all the tasks required for each project! Everything that needs to be done, the people I need to connect with and collaborate with to bring the ideas off the pages and into reality! Take it all out of the mental swirl and put it onto the reality plane!
Step two is prioritize - I can't do everything at once (this is an important 'note to self' for me since I always seem to try and run this way!)
So what needs to happen, and also by when does it need to happen? There are natural deadlines for somethings that are out of my control, there are seasonal things to consider on others, like when they would best happen … create a priority list!
Step three is to schedule - with priorities and deadlines figured out, my next step is to pull out my planner and start scheduling, in real time, when I will be doing all the things! While I have a lot of flexibility in my schedule, I also come with a lot of daily responsibilities that need to be considered … which is different than using them as excuses!
This is where I tend to get sideways; the scheduling! In fairness, this swirling place that I find myself in today is a direct result of being completely side swiped with the basement flood in December! Any priorities I may have had for my projects were quickly backed up by the work of clean up and rebuild!
The schedule is always my struggle point, working from home there is always something that winks at me when I walk past and begs for my attention … today for instance there is a light snow falling and I am thinking it would be a beautiful day to strap on the snow shoes and just trek for awhile; which is a great idea and something I will definitely do … as soon as I finish this blog post, brain dump, prioritize and schedule my projects!
The issue isn't 'schedules' per se; but rather my perception of them … which is; they are controlling and demanding when they are set! You see, once I schedule things I get all rigid and stuck in having to do them; but if I don't actually schedule them I can stay in the dreamy, floaty space of knowing it's all there waiting for me … someday!
Welcome to Pisces where dreams come to float, not manifest! Where I have all these wonderful ideas that I really want and need to share, that I have to take responsibility for, get into alignment with and own!
What I know for sure from Big Magic with Elizabeth Gilbert (and so much Pisces personal experience of missed opportunities) is that if I don't act on these ideas, they will find someone who will!
I have to take responsibility for my dreams, by not harnessing my focus, I am cancelling on them and ME!
So without further ado I am on it!
Three steps to productivity, a boundary break through, an acknowledgment and public admission of my personal astrological affliction; a blog post that will hopefully inspire you to take action, and there is still time for a trek in what I am hoping is the last snowfall this season … so much gratitude!
Happy Wellness Wednesday everyone!
Each and every one of them has the absolute potential to be an amazing reality in my world; they are all so close, and hanging on the verge of happening … but I need to clear the path, make decisions, get organized and be open to them!
As I sat in my office this morning I stared at the 6 or 7 piles sitting on my desk; each represents something I am currently actively working on … 2018 taxes, a brand new website and membership platform for all my courses, ideas and plans for the upcoming addition to our home, a retreat and workshop series for this summer At Home, my Astrology course work; and an amazing book idea that I am confident will be something I can actually write and publish … you get the picture?
Organized chaos to say the least … each pile is connected, and yet completely separate; it is a representation of all my dreams; I can literally feel what each of them will bring to my life on a cellular level!
So we are clear on what the actual issue is right now, the piles have been sitting here since the beginning of December. Each has progressed slightly; but everyday I come into my office and allow my focus to drift and flow without boundaries!
No Boundaries is a slow and painful road to No Progress!
Most of these things bring about a fear component for me, some just 'dread' (taxes are the devil in owning your own business, and an absolute chore for a creative like me who doesn't deal in numerical absolutes) but today I realized I am once again holding my Self back by not creating a plan, a schedule, some guidelines and some damn boundaries around where my focus goes!
This blog post is in fact my inner dialogue, the conversation I am having with myself to set me up for how I am going to get out of this rut and manifest the bejeepers out of all this abundance!
All these amazing piles of progress, gathering dust in front of me as I scroll social media and play just one more game of solitaire before heading out to the barn to check on my horse! Checking on the horse is the 'distraction of the day' here At Home.
So how am I going to get these ducks in a row you ask?
Step one is a brain dump - get my journal and write down all the tasks required for each project! Everything that needs to be done, the people I need to connect with and collaborate with to bring the ideas off the pages and into reality! Take it all out of the mental swirl and put it onto the reality plane!
Step two is prioritize - I can't do everything at once (this is an important 'note to self' for me since I always seem to try and run this way!)
So what needs to happen, and also by when does it need to happen? There are natural deadlines for somethings that are out of my control, there are seasonal things to consider on others, like when they would best happen … create a priority list!
Step three is to schedule - with priorities and deadlines figured out, my next step is to pull out my planner and start scheduling, in real time, when I will be doing all the things! While I have a lot of flexibility in my schedule, I also come with a lot of daily responsibilities that need to be considered … which is different than using them as excuses!
This is where I tend to get sideways; the scheduling! In fairness, this swirling place that I find myself in today is a direct result of being completely side swiped with the basement flood in December! Any priorities I may have had for my projects were quickly backed up by the work of clean up and rebuild!
The schedule is always my struggle point, working from home there is always something that winks at me when I walk past and begs for my attention … today for instance there is a light snow falling and I am thinking it would be a beautiful day to strap on the snow shoes and just trek for awhile; which is a great idea and something I will definitely do … as soon as I finish this blog post, brain dump, prioritize and schedule my projects!
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Photo courtesy of
Kat Mason - Lifestyle Astrologist
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Welcome to Pisces where dreams come to float, not manifest! Where I have all these wonderful ideas that I really want and need to share, that I have to take responsibility for, get into alignment with and own!
What I know for sure from Big Magic with Elizabeth Gilbert (and so much Pisces personal experience of missed opportunities) is that if I don't act on these ideas, they will find someone who will!
I have to take responsibility for my dreams, by not harnessing my focus, I am cancelling on them and ME!
So without further ado I am on it!
Three steps to productivity, a boundary break through, an acknowledgment and public admission of my personal astrological affliction; a blog post that will hopefully inspire you to take action, and there is still time for a trek in what I am hoping is the last snowfall this season … so much gratitude!
Happy Wellness Wednesday everyone!
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