Daily Mystic Messages - Rush Hour
Did you know that rushing is actually a form of self-abuse and it's incredibly pervasive and incredibly acceptable in our world?
That is something I'd like for us to consider and to even think about changing for ourselves.
Why is rushing a form of self-abuse? Well, think about all the pressure that we put on ourselves to get things done, to check the box, to do things right, and what we do inside of ourselves in order to do that.
We actually rob ourselves of the opportunity to really be fully present in an action, to do it to the utmost of our ability, and to bring our full attention, effort, and intention to whatever it is that we're doing.
We often have our heads in so many different places that we don't get a chance to be really fully present and intentional with each thing that we're doing.
And so we wind up rushing and then what, we abuse the clock. We make time the enemy and then time’s not having that. So all of a sudden, time is working against us and then we rush more and push harder and pressure ourselves further.
You can then see how it becomes an abusive cycle really quickly. So, instead, we slow down and become much more intentional in everything that we do. It comes down to the simple intentions that we set for each and every task that we do or thing that we put on our plate. And what this does is it gives us an opportunity to take a lot of the pressure off of ourselves.
It allows us to be fully present and engaged with what we're doing which lets us put more of ourselves into whatever that is. It allows us the opportunity to really dare I say, enjoy it more. Or at the very least just be fully present without all the pressure around it.
When we give ourselves a little extra space and slow down in this manner, life actually starts to speed up and things become effortless for us.
So as we slow down and become more intentional, we can allow things to flow more freely in our lives.
Now take a nice deep breath, slow down and have a wonderful day.