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I mentioned last week that I have been working on my Affirm Your Life audio program on the power of using affirming words in your life. I can be REALLY focused and get pretty intense when I'm creating something. For weeks I've been writing and researching and I was getting frustrated with my progress. 



The process is researching, outlining, writing the program/script, reading the script out loud, recording the script, editing the script, testing content and then I submit the program for review or publish it myself. I can get a little antsy while doing this process and last week I was ready to be done.



Guess what? After writing about journaling for 37 days last Monday, I forgot to journal the next day.



I realized this on Wednesday as I sat down to journal that day. I had to  remind myself to use my tools and practices. I had been so stuck in my head trying to force ideas about the course that I forgot to journal the day before. Changing my environment is a great way for me to change my perspective. About 2 pm that day I decided to just give myself a break and step away.



Walking is one way I get ideas and also relax and flow, and it came to me, I was making things too complicated. On Thursday I had a nice long chat with a fellow voice actor friend, laughed and shifted my focus to something outside of the course. I did an online meditation break and attended another meeting that had nothing to do with my course. Taking a break from all that focus was just what I needed.



Yay for stepping away and following my guidance to let it flow… and Friday, it really flowed. By Friday, I was able to sit down and complete the writing program and I feel really good about it



I used to get really upset with myself when I set goals and I had to move them and also when I didn’t make the progress I wanted to make. Growth is good. Meditation helps me manage my expectations and feelings better.



So I'm patting myself on the back for recognizing that stepping away was the best course of action and the kindest thing for me to do for me in that moment. 



Last year I started collaborating on creating adult themed bedtime stories with a fellow meditation teacher, June B, who writes the stories and I narrate. I am really enjoying these projects so I asked June B to write a story for me for my birthday a few weeks ago. Guess what it’s called, Taking a Break at Work, I love these synchronicities!  It’s now available on my YouTube channel and also on the Insight Timer APP. Check it out and let me know your thoughts.



In all of your DOING, remember to BE KIND to YOU. I remind myself of this often.

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