An imbalance between work and quiet  or "me" time and being distracted . I plan to assess and address this over the weekend.

Lately, work. But this is hard because I love the work I do and my "issue" is that for the past year I have taken on too many projects and responsibilities. I know that I need to let go of some but need to stop and look at which and why.

What is it distracting me from - having more time for me & fun. So, having just seen this, I will look at how to shift it.

Having been an avoider for much of my life I would distract myself or go into the suffering and dramatize it to some degree. Now I look at it as an opportunity to learn and heal and do my best to just sit with what is going on, to feel and allow it to move through me.

It takes practice and awareness to practice compassion towards oneself but I am learning for myself and so that I can be there for others in the same way I am there for myself.

I support myself and others to love ourselves in whatever way that may be in the moment. For me it may be to cry and release, it may be to take a bath, to sit by the water or walk in a forest. Sometimes I journal, other times I sit quietly and sometimes I share.

I try to be there for others in whatever way that is and always do my best to just accept where I or someome else may be at any given time. I find that it is in acceptance I find peace.

In times when I am aware that I am avoiding "feeling" something, I know that I will do so when I am ready or that something will happen to "make" me be present to what is going on to create the suffering. Kinda of silly to wait when I know that just accepting it is what will end it lol!

xo Tatiana

Reflecting upon the rich life I have lived so far, the amazing people and abundance of love I have in my life and knowing how much more there is to learn, do and grow.

What do I want to do next? How is my life in alignment (or not) with what I want to do, where I wish to go, who I want to be, my purpose and what do I need to do to make it be more so?

Yes I do. I use them as a tool to grow and as insight into what is going n for me on a deeper level. I believe they can communicate messages and bring awareness to things/feelings/events I need to heal or complete with.

Sometimes they are fun and adventurous and at times I visit places - perhaps on another plane or dimension. Often times I visit places Ihave been before and recognize locations, buildings, energy while other times it may be somewhere I have never been.

When I am in a period of struggle I pray that I see in my dreams what I need let go of to find/make peace again and I am telling you - it works!

Thank you for bringing attention to the importance of dreams to me and inspiring me to get back into them as I have been busy in the mind of late with many of them being anxiety driven.

Dreams are like having a built in transpersonal counsellor, are an opporunity for travel and adventure and provide insight into our true selves.  And dreams are super cool!

I am going to say the last time I played was this past Saturday when I ran the 10K in the ING National Capital Marathon Weekend in Ottawa. Even though it takes work to do it, it is taking time for me.

I also took it easy last Friday.

Although I am taking time to play, I would have to say the balance between work, responsibilities and play is not in alignment with what I would like it to be and so am working to balance that out. Summer is here after all and it is time to play!

I do have a couple of gatherings to attend and host this week and look forward to those as well.

And a trip to the east coast in two weeks...

OK so I am not lacking in the play department but do wish to balance out how much, how and what I play :)

Tatiana

Relationship - with self, others, the world.

Going to the Great Glebe Garage sale this morning with my family and finding some nice used cheap patio furniture for our new home.

Running the 10K in today's ING race.

A trip to the East coast with my boyfriend Terry in a few weeks.

My contract with Amnesty International working on a project called Small Places to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

AND a trip to Hawaii next January to celebgate my 40th Birthday with my friends!! We are going on a sustainable bike tour :)))

Seeing my nephew Liam this morning.

The possibility that it may be sunny today.

The fact that there are 8 ducklings and 2 goslings recently born and living in the canal outside my fron door!! They are SO cute!

That I am alive.

Namaste!
Tatiana

That although I am doing things I love to do, I still take on too many things at once.

To stop rushing & to be present to every moment, every task, every conversation, morsel of food, message from my mind, body, soul.

That even though I think I am very open to receieving (love), I can always open more. I can always surrender more.

That I CAN do it. All. Anything. And so can you.

xo Tatiana