Yes, I skipped blogging last week - the summer doldrums hit just ahead of the heat here in California. That happens sometimes. I have learned through the years if I want to avoid burnout, rather than powering through the doldrums, the still space, I need to instead sit in that still space until the wind and wave come again to carry me to the next spot on my journey. Floating in the still space also allows me to gain energy so I can work with the wind and wave when they come, and I can land further up my path then they can carry me alone.
The theme of this month's postings is Relationships. The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself. When you really know yourself, you can better craft a response to the action of another or to a particular situation rather than just having a reaction to them.
A lesson learned from my readings this summer is that you have to address the elephant in order to get it out of the room. Sometimes that elephant is external - another person or a particular situation. Other times it is internal - your reaction to a particular situation or another person.
When you know yourself on a deep level, you can determine which type of elephant you are dealing with. And once you've done that, you can address the elephant and encourage it to leave the room so you can deal with the heart of the matter at hand.
So, what elephants are you dealing with? How are you going to address them so they will exit the room and leave you able to to deal with the true matter at hand?
Until next time, Namaste!
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