What happened to the time? When we are busy in our day-to-day lives, it sometimes seems that whole seasons pass in a blink. And the goals we havewell, they can easily slip by in that blur too. You want to WAKE UP: to get control of your time and meet your goals. But how?
In coaching we sometimes talk about our lives being in process. That is, our lives are constantly flowing forward over and around the highs and lows of our everyday experience, like a river. As humans we often try to minimize those ups and downs: We plan for the future, we dwell on the past, and thus avoid experiencing the emotion at this present moment. As a result we dampen our aliveness and sort of zone out. No wonder we suddenly wake up to realize minutes, even days or weeks, have passed us by!
Have you ever had the experience of driving a car only to find yourself suddenly at your destination? Where have you been? Not present, thats for sure! But really, what does it mean to be present in your day-to-day life?
Its quite challenging to focus all your attention on this moment. Try it: As you are reading these words, slow down. Experience the action of reading one word at a time. What...