28. October 2009 by admin.

Fall is the perfect time for indoor home improvements.  The dark forces us inside early on, the weather turns chilly and windy and rainy.  Getting busy with putting down hardwood floors seemed like a good idea… a couple of month ago! I started to plan this at the end of August. I took out the carpets in September and I thought in a couple of weeks I will have brand new shiny floors. Well, the deeper I got into the project, I realized there is more to it then meets the eye, more details that became apparent along the way. Things like washing the floors, leveling the floors, buying hardwood that matches the existing one (not available at brand name stores anymore), decisions, cutting the planks to snug around the existing moldings. I started to feel overwhelmed, discouraged and impatient. The project became a chore. I thought to myself: How can this be fun? What is the positive side of what is going on? Well, if I release the resistance I have towards the situation and accept that it will take longer to get done, maybe I can relax and enjoy it more.  Also, spending time together with my husband, working as a team, learning from him, getting things accomplished, praising each other and acknowledging the progress we make every day will be true gifts for me. Letting go of the resistance to change allows us to notice and enjoy what we appreciate in each moment.

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6. October 2009 by admin.

Are you being too significant about something in your life? Is it all you think about? Do you tie your happiness to accomplishing that goal? Do you focus so much on one goal, one area of your life that you ignore the other aspects? Maybe you are looking for a new job, make more money, looking for a relationship, trying to have a baby or changing one aspect of yourself. We can get so caught up in our thoughts and feelings, we forget about other things that bring us happiness.How can you lighten up? How can you create a game around the situation? How can you enjoy going after your goal without letting it consume all your energy?

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