Take a Freaking BREAK!!!

This week has been pretty difficult for me to stay “positive”…not gonna lie and say it was brilliant. I think the Universe is trying to teach me a few big life lessons. I tend to deal with life like this: keep busy, busy, busy and I won’t have time to freak out.

That’s what I do…I work. If I am not working, be it at my actual job or at home with all my side projects, I kind of freak a little. I went outside my comfort zone and I decided to embrace absolutely nothing last night which was a first for me. Instead of jumping on the computer and producing leads and blogging away after work…I watched TV!! If you know me, you will understand that this is something I don’t really do. I was raised not being allowed to watch TV except for a few hours on the weekend, so it’s not really a pastime.

I will admit that despite the caffeine withdrawal headache (another story, another time), last night was quite relaxing. I think my brain deserved a day off. Of course I am back to being a busy bee and I was running around like a pollo loco…not the food chain…but I feel better about my crazy week.

I think that is the key to life. Sometimes, you have to force yourself to have a day off. You deserve that. I have had to learn work/life balance. If you don’t give yourself some free time, you will burn yourself out and then you will be completely useless. Schedule “downtime” in to your planner if you have must. I am a Virgo and need structure so this works for me. I even bought a planner so I can sit down and so this…

What do you think? When was the last time you did something like this for yourself?

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Just Listen to the Universe

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“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you, and you don’t know how or why.

Albert Einstein.

Sometimes we need extra help and guidance in our day to day lives. Some times life becomes so chaotic that we just need a little help. Well, if you actually listen to what your thoughts are telling you, you might hear something profound.

Some people believe that angels follow you through your life and watch over you, giving you little messages throughout the day. Others believe that our intuition is much more powerful than we give it credit for, but we just don’t listen to it.

Here is the deal: Regular meditation will allow you to be more aware of these messages that are given to us on a pretty regular basis. Make time to actually listen to these messages. We are such busy people, running from place to place, that we never take time to sit still.

Put aside time each day, even if it’s only 5 minutes. Sit and let your thoughts move through your mind, like clouds moving through the sky. Don’t dwell on anything. You can even ask questions like “What can I do to increase my sales goals by $1,000” or “How can I save money for my Mexico trip.” You can ask yourself whatever you want. You will be surprised what the Universe gives you for an answer.

Be ready to write it down and take action. If you don’t write down your thoughts and visions, you will probably lose it. I have done it before, and I get so mad. I will wake up with this awesome idea, and because it’s so awesome I think I will remember it in the morning. Not so much. Keep something to write your thoughts down on with you at all time.

Now that you have done all this, take action. All of the steps leading to this would be a waste of time if you didn’t do something with your knew knowledge.

Remember, you have to believe this will work in order for it to work.
Let me know how it goes.

Cheers.

P.Hobbs