Boredom: Is it Safe for Me Right Now?
Have you had the chance to be bored lately? It’s certainly not exciting.
But such luxury!
Boredom comes on the heels of fun, joy, and all good things. Sometimes, when boredom sets in, I wander through the house wondering things like: Why? What should I do now?
Once I define my situation: the blahs! – I like to take a little time and reflect on this experience. Truly, I’m a little afraid of boredom.
Boredom, after all, creates space for new and different and creative things to germinate. Unexpected opportunities will appear, that’s for sure.
Meanwhile, I think about boredom. Sitting is for thinking. Lying down is for recharging. Sleeping is for healing. Standing is for action.
Sitting invites unexpected opportunities.
When I’m bored, I stop and talk with myself about encouraging unexpected opportunities. I know they always come: hand-in-hand with boredom.
It’s easy to live with boredom. After all, “blah” is safe, if nothing else.
When, if, you can shake off boredom, you’ll discover opportunities you’ve never noticed before. They’ve been hiding just out of sight.
This is also a good time to focus on things you can create. Tap into a timeline which isn’t available right now. It’s there though. Just out of sight.
Take time to meditate now. Slow your mind a bit and heal. Meditation can release old emotions, making room for renewal and newness. This helps you become comfortable.
Begin with an out-of-the-way spot where you feel safe and comfortable. Take a deep breath. Hold it for a moment and exhale. As you inhale and exhale, release old memories, fears, and everything that no longer serves you.
Release tension with each exhale.
Breathe in all that you need with each inhale.
With a final inhale, see that you are walking in a forest. Observe the stillness and the quiet as you walk along. Smell the trees, flowers, and the clean green of the forest.
As you walk along, you come to a small pool with a gentle waterfall. There is a bench just on the edge of the pool.
Everything is clean, quiet, and inviting. You remove your shoes and clothes and put them on the bench. Then you step into the pool. The water is just the perfect temperature. You enjoy the feel of the water as you sit in the pool
While you are surrounding yourself in the pool, you look at the area around the edge of the pool. You notice the plants, the trees, and the sunlight coming down through the trees in the area around you.
As the water surrounds your body, you feel renewed, cleansed, and refreshed.
You feel like a new person.
After a short time, you look around and know it’s time to leave the pool. You step out of the pool and find a new towel on the bench. You dry yourself with the towel.
As you reach for your clothes, you notice they are different from the ones you left there. These new clothes feel soft and shimmery as you put them on. They fit you perfectly. The colors are your favorites.
The clothes fit perfectly. You look different now. You feel different, changed somehow. You begin to walk away from the pool.
As you walk away, you come to a figure on the path. You know, without being told, that this person is joining you to answer a question you have in your heart. .
The answer to your question appears in your mind and heart.
You know now, it is time to return to the present as you receive the wise being’s blessing.
You leave the pool area on a path. Feeling positive, you notice your surroundings. You are ready to process the information you received in the forest.
It’s time to return to the present. Filled with gratitude, you know that you can return to this place any time you want.
You send messages of gratitude to your family and friends.
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Peace – Thurman Greco
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Spirit is a Change Agent: 5 Ways to See. 6 Questions. 3 Lists.
Sometimes, when spirit reaches out, we rejoice.
Spirit speaks, whether or not we are interested. The message may be loud or soft, depending on your self-care situation.
Lately, I’ve been hearing from people, each of whom is in dialogue with spirit. One thing, spirit brings change. I think about change this way:
When I choose change, the words in my life are different:
I can love myself more.
I release resentment so forgiveness can become part of my life.
I move from the old to the new.
I express love in more ways.
Today’s article focuses on one prompt instead of the usual list of 5-7 self-care suggestions I’ve been offering. I’m interrupting the series with this one focus because it needs attention.
Do you feel resentment when a client, a relative, a neighbor, a manager, a stranger asks something of you?
Do you want to spend more time with someone but cannot?
The tendency is to swallow your feelings and press on. Whatever the message, spirit speaks truth. However spirit reaches you, the message is an opportunity. Eventually, when spirit bubbles your feelings up, you cannot pretend you don’t feel the tug. Spirit is a change agent.
How does spirit speak to you? Do you feel anger, depression, fear? Do you feel love, calm, excitement? Do you smell roses?
Do thoughts enter your head? “I really don’t want to do this job, see this person again, drive this commute, feel this stress, stay in this apartment, live in this town, put up with this pandemic stress even one minute more.”
Do you see answers in clouds, on pages of books you find open?
Eventually, spirit convinces you to honor your situation and yourself. It’s time to honor change.
A good next step is a list. After all, “if it’s not on the list, it doesn’t exist.” Right?
For starters, I propose two lists. A heart list comes first. This is an ongoing document you create while traveling on your life path.
I first found the Heart list in a book, “Fireflies” by Coleen Murtagh Paratore – a successful and spiritual writer:
Take a piece of paper and draw a large heart on it. What words make you happy? What words make you smile? Put those words in the heart you just drew.
Set this heart list aside for the moment while you create your Change list.
On a second piece of paper, list things to change in your life. You are creating your Change list.
Now, ask yourself:
How can I turn the Change list entries into action?
What should I do to improve my situation?
What can I give away, move, rearrange?
Change is a gift. Is it time to allow gratitude into my life?
Can I get comfortable with change? Do I even want to get comfortable with change?
How long do I want to live with negativity in my life: Ten minutes? Ten days? Ten weeks? Ten Months? Ten years?
Put your two lists away. But, don’t hide your heart list. Place it where you can see it whenever you want. Add add words to your heart list often.
When tomorrow comes, look at your Change list. Your positive future may lie in this list. Seek ways to create what will work for you.
Find ways to graciously and generously reduce contact with stressful people, places, and situations.
Are there people and aspects in your life you want to draw closer? Do you want to spend more time with others? What places do you want to know better? Are there positive activities you want to include in your life?
What are the best ways to remove unwanted habits? Changes shift outcomes. Situations move and create a rejuvenating ripple effect in your life.
The third list, my Ben Franklin Change List, is important now. I’ve used this list for years when taking action becomes confusing. .
Sometimes I’m trying to decide what to do. My options have narrowed down to two or three and I’m still trying to decide. I haul out another piece of paper and draw two or three lines on it. I list everything that can happen if I move down path A, and then I list everything that can happen if I move down path B.
I include “the best thing that can happen if I…” in each option of my Ben Franklin list. I also include “the worst thing that can happen if I…”
After I’ve written down everything and anything, I examine the opportunities these lists created. One list will be longer than the other.
Listing all the options and then seeing them for what they are on the page clears my head and my heart. This information usually points me in a direction.
And, finally, if I’m at a yes/no point and have not reached a decision, I dowse for an answer. My trusty pendulum always helps.
If you don’t dowse, there are still things you can do:
Several years ago, I was in a real quandary. I felt I was going in circles. Confusion reigned.
Someone invited me to visit New York City for a weekend. On that visit, I wound up walking through Washington Square Park late on Sunday afternoon.
I’ve been there many times – there were always people enjoying themselves in this park. People sat around visiting with one another. People walked their dogs. Watching everyone was always fun.
On this afternoon, the place was deserted. Seated all by himself on a bench, sat a smallish, older man wearing an unusual hat.
I was drawn to him. How could I not be? The dogs, the college students, and the tourists were gone. Even the pianist playing songs for tips on his grand piano was gone. There was only the quaint little man and me. As I got closer, I saw a tarot deck next to him on the bench.
You know how this story ends.
I walked over to him and we chatted. He read my cards. His words coaxed my own intuition to pull what I needed from his message. His voice, his posture, his cards, were perfect for me at that moment.
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My book, “Healer’s Handbook,” dealing with the spirituality of health, discusses change in several entries.
People get angry when they aren’t comfortable with change. Sometimes this anger surfaces as health issues or disease. Arthritis, boils, burns, carpel tunnel syndrome, cold sores, depression, diarrhea, kidney infections, laryngitis, menstrual problems, obesity, pink eye, sprains, and warts are just a few.
Sometimes, when contacted by spirit,, we see our souls hanging out in front of us. Messages we didn’t ask for show up at a time when we don’t want change in our lives.
When that happens to you, acknowledge the situation and move on. Maybe you’ll be up for change soon.
Take whatever steps you can when you are ready.
Consider this: You may be more ready than you think. After all, spirit is connecting with you and you are listening.
I’m reminded of the old children’s game: “Ready or not, here I come!”
Change is the journey we travel.
Change is opportunity in the face.
Change is a naturally occurring life event.
Change surrounds us all.
Change can create joy. Joy allows you to love yourself and everyone else.
Doing what you can, connect with however many things in your life bring joy.
Change can sometimes be ungrounding. That’s where reflexology comes in. Schedule a session. Grounding is something to appreciate during stressful times.
Reflexology sessions bring the change of homeostasis. With homeostasis, you can take responsibility for your health and find the person you are meant to be.
When working for change, I focus on the immune system and nervous system together for the first part of the reflexology session. This can be transformative.
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