After a full past few weeks with very little down time, I realized that this morning’s approach to working through this week’s ‘to-do’ list did not need to follow the wild yet rhythmic hustle and bustle that I had previously allowed my work life to become. Although this week is no different from the past few and perhaps even more erratic, should we actually be able to close on our house, it comes to me that the more insane the minute, day, week seems to be – the more methodic and even mellow my approach should be. Not slow and lazy, but thoughtful and clear about how I’m engaging instead of being caught up in the stimulus/response cycle.
In reviewing a Twitter feed for myself and a client this morning, I came across an article: The Yogic Practice of Observing Silence from MindBodyGreen by Om Swami, and was drawn to the concept of observing silence. Yes, I am someone who spends a lot of her day admist plenty of noise – sometimes known as social media, but loved the idea of watching and paying attention to silence because I believe that it is within and from the silence that the most powerful voices can be heard. This is how I like to market for my clients – I like to listen through the noise, into the silence where I uncover the genuine and engaging stories and then help each client individually tell their stories in their own unique ways.
So cheers to those curious about silence and I encourage you to pause before speaking – just to see what can happen!
To read the complete MindBodyGreen article, go here: The Yogic Practice of Observing Silence.
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Many of us, myself included, have experienced what it’s like to give something away and felt that deep sense of YES overwhelm us. Whether it is giving away our time, an item or money – there is this innate sense of giving something away that brings about a feeling of ultimate satisfaction. Perhaps the satisfied feeling comes from knowing that the benefactor was more in need of our gifts, or from a feeling of being lighter after giving away an item. Regardless of why we feel satisfied …it’s interesting to think about giving something away – like time, an item or money – when it comes to business.