Towards the end of last year my own experience was that life is very reactive. It felt like I was just firefighting and all my pro-active energy was gone. I even postponed to write these reflections – yes I apologise, the last reflection that I’ve shared was in April 2021!
A lot of people that I dealt with then really needed time to disconnect and disengage from the “busyness as usual” and just recharge. Funny story – I bumped into somebody on December 9th 2021 and asked him :”How are you” – his reply: “Man, it feels like it is the 38th of December!?”. This summarizes the way a lot of people felt towards the end of 2021.
So how did this year start for you? Many people really go for everything now that we experience more “normality” – we are trying so hard to catch up on what we have missed the last two years that we forget the slowness of the pandemic. And this is great, seize the day, use the time that you have and make the most of it.
But…
…it will be really important to remember your basic rhythms. What helps you to stay anchored, focused, energised and centered?
Think about this for a moment about one basic rhythm that helps you to anchor, to catch your breath – it can be as simple as taking a 5 minute walk or just to stand somewhere and focus on something beautiful for 2 minutes.
What would that look like for you?
Choose one simple soulful rhythm for this year…one simple action that will keep you anchored. Keep it really simple!
Then make notes or an appointment with yourself to start with this as a new rhythm. Tell somebody about it, it will make you more accountable.
Let us also remember what is going on in the Ukraine at the moment and use our rhythms to also pray for peace. It is a real privilege to even have the freedom to think about new rhythms.
You are welcome to also listen to this podcast discussion on rhythms on my channel – follow this link and let me know if you have an interesting story on rhythms.
Go well
