Thursday, What a Day

Thursday, What a Day

I must say that Robert Benson was the BEST speaker we have ever had. This is kind of funny because he really didn’t say that much and certainly didn’t say anything we have not already heard. But, wow, I really enjoyed it and felt like I understood things about empowering my staff and the reasons why I should in a way that I have not before. The information he gave us about the reading materials will be so helpful and the whole Golden Circle thing just made something click in my mind that I think will truly affect the way I do business from now on. 

I also thoroughly enjoyed the relaxation session. I do very well with guided meditation and relaxation sessions and find it so freeing. I am such a hit it hard kind of person that I often have to stop and do a full yoga session and some deep breathing to unblock my mind. I find that when I get stressed I also get mental blocks because my mind is moving too fast and I cannot connect with something inside me that knows the answer or has something profound to say. But, once I can reign my mind in and let loose of some tension, ideas will often flow to me like a river (or at least a creek!). I feel that I live in a perpetual state of stress and since taking this job have had serious issues with high blood pressure and a general sense of crappiness. But, I have made a concerted effort in recent weeks to stop it and to take a deep breath and try to remember that Rome was not built in a day. When I have ideas it’s like I have to do them right now and see fast results or I get bored, lose interest or steam, and become frustrated and therefore stressed. I also have a lot of stressers in my life: graduate school, a toddler who I do not spend enough time with, a husband who travels and is also in grad school, never enough money, looking for our first house, siblings and family that like to put all their worries on me (because, you know, I can take it), and I find that I feel blocked quite often. But, I love yoga and the freedom that deep breathing and concerted movements bring to my being so I am trying to incorporate that into my life more regularly. I have also been talking to my husband while I am here about making some changes at home so that I have some time to release tension. The plan is that he will start taking Eli to daycare so that I can go to yoga class once or twice a week and have time for exercise--which I desperately need. I have also learned that my husband and I are complete opposites and that our change style and communications styles are completely different--which with so much stress lately has caused us to disagree and get angry way more than we should be. I think I have found some tools this week to help with that, which will provide even more much needed relief from stress