Hi Stuart

Conscious and honest thoughts again in this post.

My personal gyroscope was starting to go a bit ‘out-of-sync’ last week. When you are so busy, too busy in fact, that you start to feel ‘rushed’, overwhelmed even and feel that you need a breather just in order to ‘catch-up on yourself. But ‘catching-up on yourself is not ‘good enough’, that still doesn’t brings your personal gyroscope back in sync.

That’s why I feel so very rich in knowing whom to turn to, who will very simply with so little words – just by listening and gentle urging even – bring back peace and quiet in my life. Dear friends, like my mentor, have the ability to give you that ‘nudge’ as you so eloquently put it.

Take care

Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

Karin, thank you for sharing this and opening the discussion.

I hope that you get the “nudges” you need to re-center in short order.

Again our synchronicity- I was just reading how the UK is now experiencing the highest rate ever of prescriptions for depression medication, and I was thinking of how many of us get caught up in a scramble that to one degree or another take us out of synch with our hearts.

At times it can be awfully difficult to live by our personal gyroscope amidst all the clamor of the world, no matter how well-meaning we may be. Actually, I think the awarness of the need to talk to a close, trusted person in your life is also the gyroscope at work. It is saying, Hey, we need help here!

I was talking with Jason Stein of http://www.jasonstein.com several weeks ago during a distracting, whirlwind time in my life, and he suggested taking mini-breaks during the day to focus on the voice of the Spirit within.

I have at times done this for years, but Jason gave me a good reminder, which now sticks in my head. I can always peel away for at least half a minute and make a focused effort to connect with my heart. And during the day I keep up a regular, behind the scenes remembrance of my connection to Spirit. The more deeply I keep this up, the stronger the gyroscope comes through.

Not that I have it down to a science, by any means!

Karin, thank you for all your thoughtful, heartful, honest comments. I still suspect that you help “center” more people than you know simply by being who you are.

Take care yourself.

Stuart

Hi Stuart

Yeap, know the feeling you talk about ‘whirl-wind’ etc. Sometimes we just have to make sure we become ‘quiet’ again, to refocus, re-align ourselves to be whole again.

Over 8 years ago I experienced what is called a ‘burn-out’, work-related. Still not sure if it shouldn’t just be called ‘depressed’, cause boy, does it hit you for six!

Talking about you feel, talking about your real wishes (not wishes on material stuff) with someone you trust is the most powerful healing ‘medicine’ then.

Re your last remark, thank you for thinking that of me, and as I tried to say over at Liz’s in her post about “how to create authentic relationships” – my rule is to be authentic yourself, then all else follows suit(but comment ended up in the dreaded spam-box!)

Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

Great comments, Karin. And you know, I am thinking that quieting down and tapping into our inner Guide relates directly to being authentic. Then, who knows how the Universe will respond.

Yesterday out of the blue I was asked how I felt about going off to get some specialized training from a particular master trainer, then coming back and offering a workshop(s), having just fed directly from the head horse’s trough (don’t know if he would appreciate the analogy..yea, he’d laugh). I never dreamt of this possibility, and I am excited about it. For me this is the Universe manifesting in a totally surprising and hopefully fulfilling way.

I wanted to take the training anyway, but money was an issue. When I was approached to bring back the training and hold a workshop which could pay for my own training, it felt like a wonderful win-win.

It makes me aware of how amazingly things can flow together and interact for the benefit of many, in ways that we can’t even conceive of. Makes me grateful.

Stuart

Givers gain, Stuart, givers gain

And congrats with this opportunity.

Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

Thanks, my friend.

At times that I may be particularly caught in my own stuff and what is going on, I ask the Powers that Be for opportunities to be of some kind of service, even if it is to help the proverbial old lady across the street. Or I will think of who I can just reach out and give something to. I find such actions have an unparalleled way of reopening the ‘ole heart muscle and drawing some fresh light into the corners of the mind. Thank God!

Thanks, Karin

Stuart

Thanks for the mention, Stuart. I know we need to talk and I’ll contact you tomorrow.

Dawud, you are welcome. We’ll talk. Hope you had a great time at the bloggers’ conference.

Stuart