Feng Shui Your Mind

In the past couple of weeks, I (Maureen) have really been thinking about the whole notion of grace. What does it really mean to live with grace? Yes, it is about accepting what is but I also think it’s about slowing down and really seeing what’s in front of you. When you slow down, you’re able to take everything in a little deeper and have more energy reserves to act with grace. I’ve been thinking about this lately because I’m trying to unwind my busy lifestyle being a working mom, wanting to do everything at home and racing off to work to enjoy my career. However, recently I’ve felt like life was getting off kilter, and speeding up a little faster than I could take in. I tend to be a DIY everything kind of gal, but I’m learning I really need to pace myself. If I make a good home cooked meal for my family, then I’ve got to be present to enjoy it! I can’t be worried about kids spilling things on the floor because I just cleaned it or what we have to do to get them to bed. For that moment, it’s all about relaxing and enjoying it. I’m realizing there is a strong rhythm to my days and life and if I just surrender to that, everything seems to get done without the worry. I also have noticed that when I’m in the flow of life, things don’t upset me like when I’m racing around. I am in what Jill and I call “the flow” and have more graceful energy to respond to whatever shows up. Just the other day I was cleaning up after breakfast and I noticed my kids playing with the french doors off our deck. Normally this would rattle me–feeling the door slam or thinking of the glass I’d have to clean. This time, because I was more aware, I went up to them and asked them what they were playing. I realized that they were playing the most adorable game that pretty much mocked the way my husband and I say goodbye when he goes to work. I got such a kick out of it. If I was in my normal hurried way, I would have never seen this little gem of a moment.