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When starting a new work at home business it is very easy to become consumed by it. We spend so much time trying to get the business up and running that we may end up becoming burned out and lose our motivation. There is so much to learn and Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in
I have been a member of a group called the Women in BusinessConnection (WIBC for short) in Cambridge, MA for about fouryears. We get together for lunch meetings once a month. Lastweek at our December event several of the women commented to mehow much they liked my newsletter. It is always nice to hearcomplimentary feedback but one woman went even farther - shesaid it was like getting a "Zen moment" in her email. (ThanksCibeline!)Her comment got me thinking. That is exactly what I want toprovide - Zen moments for my readers. I am in no way a Zenexpert but I do hope that reading my monthly messages mightoffer you a moment to temporarily unhook from what I call thePerpetual Progress Grid of life. My wish is to share with you amoment of reflection, appreciation and calm. So today, I will describe for you how I unhook from the gridfor brief moments of time and at random intervals. I believe itis this short but consistent "unhooking" that keeps merefreshed, creative and ultimately at peace. By sharing mytechniques with you, I invite you to borrow, create or identifyyour own.I "unhook" from the pressures, desires, thrills, and obligationsof the Perpetual Progress Grid when:-- I hear my dog pitter-patter up the stairs to join me in myoffice and I stop what I am doing for a few minutes, pat herbelly and thank her for coming to visit me. --I take a work break, drive into town and get coffee at myfavorite independent coffee shop with my husband.--I turn off my phone, ignore email and descend into creativebliss when writing.-- I take a moment to stare out a window and notice the way therain, snow or sunshine is reflecting off the glass at just thatmoment.--I attend a yoga class and gratefully stretch both my mind andlimbs to their full expression.--I take a deep breath and feel it extend my abdomen.--I drive slowly and in silence.--I rhythmically clean my house, cook a meal, wrap a gift or washdishes (yes, I sometimes like the feel soapy hot water on myhands). --I sit anywhere and watch the world for a moment - the people,the trees and the clouds...whatever is happening in front of mefrom my vantage point.--I sing (badly too, trust me).When I do these things I am temporarily "free floating" and mymind is at some level disengaged from the need to achieve. It isa place where small moments of joy live.With the holiday season upon us, I invite you to occasionallyunhook and allow yourself to free float. Your reward will cometo you in the form of more peace, comfort and joy.
Unhook,from,the,Perpetual,Prog