Motivational Monday Planning can be fun and games
- By vips55
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- 10 Jul, 2017
During the
year I have seen how people struggle with planning, finding affirmations visualizing
which I love to see it as taking the lead of your life and CREATE it how you
want it.
Over the past months I have been having fun doing it for other people and have left myself a side a little bit. The moment I found last year picture of my last three months of the year and how everything in it happened I knew I had to set my mind to that kind of moment again.
Right now my picture is less than 3 months to my baby being born, I have been so enjoying every moment. Still people say 3 month run and the baby is here.. so I decided to get into it and start my next 6 month planning! (baby steps 3 months first)
Here are some of my tips to enjoy this moment and flow with it to create it, live it and actually make it happen.
1- Getting ready: White paper (someone once told me lines can stop our imagination!), beautiful post its, agenda, travel journal, stickers, cards and colors. You can also use magazines if you like to make it more visual.
2- Inspirational music : Music makes me happy, not only I can’t live without it, I know I will remember this moment when I was drawing my plan to Jason Mraz “Living in the moment” I know it is a bit of an old song now but I love it. It was a great way to start!!
So I just let go of what I know I don't know
And I know I only do this by
Living in the moment
Living my life
Easy and breezy
With peace in my mind
With peace in my heart
Peace in my soul
Wherever I'm going, I'm already home
Jason Mraz
3- Start from what you know: when you get your calendar for the next month in my case there are things you already know like:
a. Birthdays of your family & friends
b. Possible traveling already booked
c. Doctors, dentist appointments
d. If you have kids: all their appointments too!
e. Yoga classes you will not miss (or other activities like Gym classes)
f. Days off
g. Due dates : payments / launching your web
h. If you are starting this after the holidays here in Europe: Christmas shopping dates!!
i. Sales dates!
4- Setting your Goals of the month and giving it a date!
a. Get a checklist of steps to reach this goal make it challenging and fun!
b. Let’s say the goal is to feel calm and relaxed check list will be
i. Morning walk
ii. Meditation
iii. How am I sleeping – relaxation?
iv. Movement (Yoga – Dancing )
v. How am I eating?
5- Create space for what matters the most: I know you would like to do it all but sometimes it is necessary to stablish priorities. Get clear on what matters the most for you before filling up your plan! Don’t feel bad if you need to say no to an event if that means saying yes to yourself! If you are not going to be fully there it is better to just say no with enough time.
6- Delegating: Is there anything in this list someone can do for you? Can you swap with someone? Start by asking for help you will be surprised!!
7- Scheduling: Once you have all set remember what is not scheduled doesn’t exist!! This can also apply to social media! Make your time sacred in the following months you will feel the difference.
8- Have fun & enjoy!!!
I love doing my planning in my agenda/journal, but it inspires me to have this time line full of color and drawings. Putting my soul to it reminds me every day of just taking action with a huge smile and living every moment.
You will find the way that adapts better to you but if you feel a bit lost and need to talk just take the opportunity and book your
Free session with me to see how I can help you!!!
It is your life, it is UNIQUE, just live it and enjoy every moment.
Vivi
Guiding you to find your voice
This morning I was on my usual morning walk and came up with a new meditation from the Chopra center. In this meditation he was talking about how many people don’t have fun and let their inner child out to be creative.
When you are certain age is badly seen to have fun, to draw and be creative, how can you have fun if you have to be working all day, or taking care of your kids?
I remember the look on my mom and dad’s face when I left the accounting university and said your know I will go to Brother Creativity school, I was completely insane for them. A year of just creating, doing collages to songs and worst part sitting on the floor for hours and hours every night. This was 9 years ago and still I remember it as one of the best years of my life. There were a lot of rejections but I felt I had a space to be my goofy me.
Having moments of waking up in the middle of the night with ideas, crazy or not were ideas, I felt I was bringing “sexy” back. I find that at least in my case this has been my love, writing, creating for others, HAVING FUN!
You might be thinking what does Chopra and meditation has to do with being creative and have fun? Well, meditation connects you with yourself allows you to stop and listen. Today I decided to try and listen every day to my inner creative, and set aside a time to have fun!
I must say I love synchronicity as this already started yesterday when I said to my husband after dinner.. do you want to dance and he said YES! Less than 3 minutes of laughing and trying to dance together with our belly filled us with energy and love. Then today I found this meditation, oh I love the signs of the universe!!
I leave you with this link if you want to go through this meditation. If you don’t feel like meditating you can put a song and set free your imagination… What can make you if you draw, dance or sing for 5 minutes, nothing negative will come out of it. Feel a kid for a minute sorry for 2.06 min!
If you liked this blog just share it with your friends! If I can help one person today from this amazing view my heart will sing with happiness!
Wish you an amazing day!
Mmm didn’t come so easy!
I just started overanalyzing the subject and having very emotional days so, how can I really write to you about emotions when I was having this moment. So here I am being myself again and opening up about Emotions.
Being 7 month pregnant and thriving on my pregnancy, emotions tend to be all towards peace, joy, happiness and positive aspects.
What happens when you are 7 months pregnant and just need your mom to be here with you and she is too afraid to fly she says to you “sorry I cannot do it”, not this time (hallo, there is going to be for this baby only this time!). Emotions like disappointment, resentment arise which is our attachment to our parents and the fact that they taught us we need to need them, that is OK, we are human we just need to be aware of recognizing it and listening to what is triggering it.
Resisting to it only makes it stronger, so if it feels uncomfortable sit with them for a minute give them space to be there. Get the strength to just LET THEM GO! Emotions are emotions and whether we like them or not they will be there, let’s try to be aware of them when they arise and also see am I feeding this emotion or letting it go.
It is our choice to feel negative, sad and feel bad which is completely normal if they break your heart, still you need to get everything back together and decide how long I am going to let this emotion get me or be bigger than me.
So when I go on and search for the meaning of Emotion: Woow! It makes so much sense …
Emotion is any conscious experience characterized by intense mental activity and a high degree of pleasure or displeasure.
Do you know that emotions have a place in our body and so when we let the negative emotions like resentment, worry, guilt , fear take over we can actually get really sick, tired, and stressed leading to a burn out. When we are positive and joyful we feel better and more energized.
So, if it is a conscious experience and it can make us sick, my question to you is, are you being conscious of your emotions today? What are you holding in your heart?
Something that really helped me was starting to meditate, connect with my breath and ask myself some questions. It doesn't need to be complicated you can start by asking yourself the same questions during 5 days:
Ask yourself which was your first thought when you woke up? Did you carry it through the day?
When you meet people what are you talking about? Do you like what you are reflecting?
Do you focus on what is missing or worrying you? Can you redirect this to what you want to invite more of in your life?
Are you complaining? What are you complaining about? Can you let go of these?
