Bubbles

November seems to have passed us by. I am meeting a lot of people who have said that it is crazy busy. This may be down to so many things, the run down to Christmas, the economy picking up, add your ‘I am busy excuse here’……. Whilst this may help pay the bills and we have our sites on Christmas as a chance to wind down, is it a realistic or healthy attitude?

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I was walking past Kings Cross and St Pancras station buildings today, on my way to one of my favourite places in the area, Karpo, and I saw a big flurry of bubbles. It made me stop and watch.

Unfortunately they didn’t hang around long enough for me to take a picture. I wondered where they had come from, who had created them and if there were going to be any more. I really wanted there to be some more. What is it about bubbles or balloons that are so mesmerising? Sorry, I went off topic for a second………

What I really liked was that it was unexpected and took me out of my normal thought processes. The benefits of this in order to find a solution to a problem you have been thinking about and getting nowhere with, are often written about. For me it gave me an fresh idea, no doubt you will see the fruit of that in the future.

So with life being as busy as it is, how do you get the chance of making time to just be and not think of the next thing on the list? I struggled with this for a long time and the advice to meditate didn’t always take into account that real life gets in the way (as an excuse or not). Then I read this article

written by Linda Lauren about the reasons for not taking quiet time and how to overcome them. It gave me productive and usable strategies. I don’t subscribe to religion, faith or creed, but I do like practical advice.

I especially like the tips that tell you when it is easiest to have a clear mind, this allows me to create habits rather than trying to ‘fit it in’.

Ghilaine

@LadyGhilaine