We can lose ourselves in the pace at which we approach our lives. Moving too fast or slow often doesn’t allow our human energy system enough time to take in the essence of the moment's gift. When the present moments escape us, we are unconscious and oriented elsewhere-outside and away from the Self. And, wherever that place is, is where you are. During a recent trip to Los Angeles, I witnessed people multi-tasking behind the wheel, one
with kids in the car and their attention on a bag that was somewhere behind them, to a person in front of me, unsure which lane they wanted to be in. Oiy! I pulled up next to the divided-lane driver to discover they were emoting behind the wheel ~ both women doing way too much to survive. Don’t get me wrong; I love a fast car on an open highway, some loud rock 'n roll synchronized to support E.M.O.T.I.O.N. Yet, these beautiful humans were lost within themselves, trying to manage everything all at once in their already occupied moments. Missing the meaningful information held within the present moments to discover their authentic pace.
Grounding personal authority asks us to meet an individual pace that allows for ease in functionality and the ability to observe one's mental activities.
During COVID, while confined to our homes, after the “vacation” ended, many kept the celebration going by watching movies, drinking, and eating for comfort until the party ended 15 lbs heavier, and boredom set in. The forced solitary confinement began to feel like a straight jacket in one’s mind, with no escape to a daily job, companionship, or outside activities. Others' life-grind switched from a job to kids 24/7, introducing a new state of overwhelm with no relief from relationship development skills beyond Disney parenting. Over the days, weeks, and months of confinement and discomfort, we woke up. Once the slower pace set in, many found their creative self, and others realized they could breathe and think again. Some had just enough space and freedom to remember what happiness was. As a people, we met ourselves again; we learned that we had been suffocating and stifling the natural movement of our bodies' functional systems with the constant demand to get shit done. When asked to return to work, many said no, changing their life’s pace, priorities, and careers.
The unsustainable pace we made into a routine has been making us ill. Pressure on the body/mind/energy complex is like holding your breath while you push forward to the end, automatically sending signals to your nervous system that something is wrong. Over sustained periods of time, your nervous system becomes suspended in fight or flight, creating a pattern of anxiety. Further, without proper diaphragmatic action, the appropriate amount of air will not rise to your brain, adequate oxygenation won’t flow to your digestion and other systems, etc. Not breathing well creates an incoherent baseline frequency, leaving you unable to ground yourself. These fast-paced, anxious peps constantly run, some unable to be aware of themselves or focus long enough to complete anything, others on the hampster wheel aimlessly juggling kids, jobs, home & partners. Slow-paced subtle stress creates depression and lethargy, often undetected as dutiful people who drone on attempting to morph themselves into getting along or accept others' behaviors that shut them down, or they keep obligating themselves to maintain self-worth. These examples are behaviors that do too much to survive, making it impossible to cultivate a sense of authority over one's self.
Pacing yourself beyond what is sustainable deprives your system and ultimately creates poor health.
Don’t wait until years of dedication have passed for a pension or parting gift to strategize the pace at which you spend your life energy consciously. Ask yourself the hard questions: what brings me happiness? Many can’t remember the answer to this question by mid-life. Consider giving yourself space/time between each activity to measure peace of mind and energy levels. Our physical body/mind and energy levels consistently demonstrate when we do too much: eye strain, ability to focus, digestive issues like hunger to constipation, coordination, subtle mood swings, inability to meet boundaries/time constraints, brain fog or confusion, or feeling like you are being sucked down to the earth. David Hawkins's book, “Power vs. Force,” discusses understanding the energy dynamics that influence your life: power as leveraging our energy levels, physical body, and mind and questioning the force it takes to break through limiting beliefs or detours. The constant work of coming back to the Self to determine how you are responding and contributing authentically to the pace of your life changes everything within you, including the life that surrounds you.
A sustainable pace is enjoyable, improves overall health, and introduces the magic of right timing.
When a breathable pace becomes your priority, life reflects and molds around the space you give it - even though you might provide things with less time and cut something out altogether, the Unified Field of Intelligence conspires with you to seemingly magically bring a more expensive quality within a condensed space. The power in your pace naturally establishes the right timing and manifestation. When you begin doing things you genuinely enjoy and would do without being paid - this new rate enlivens you: the physical structure moves in better rapport with the mind and energy levels, your breathing relaxes, and good brain chemicals are activated. The undergirding effects flow back more goodness to the conscious. In other words, it’s not what we do; it’s the pace at which we do things that determines how we meet every moment's gift.
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