Lolly Daskal

Feelings Guide You

Like a rear view mirror, feelings face backwards. They show what is behind us- not where we are now and not where we are going.

The way we feel now has been conditioned by lessons we learned in the past.

Our habitual feelings are reflections of where we have been and who we have been with.

To keep ourselves emotionally balanced, we need to remember that feelings are not facts but responses that require both listening and monitoring.

If we feel fearful, angry, depressed or overwhelmed, we first need to acknowledge the feeling. We need to separate it from the situation.

We can say to ourselves, “While I am having this feeling, it is not an unalterable condition. It is a response to a particular situation.It may be a warning, or it may be an unfounded fear. In order not to become overwhelmed by my feelings, how can I change the situation or my response to it?”

Emotions need recognition and acceptance, not only attention, while at the same time maintaining a sense of clarity and balance.

Lead From Within: Allow your feelings to guide you, not control you. It is your decision to be in charge

Craftsmanship

True craftsmanship understands that no one thing exists apart from another.

In the early years of the century, the Craftsman movement in architecture and design took those two disciplines to new heights of grace and symmetry.

Craftsman architects believed that a house existed not apart from but in conjunction with the total environment. So they aspired to perfection on both form and function. Working closely with wealth owners of the home to be, the craftsman architects was planner, interior designer, landscaper; he would often extend a subtle design theme from the structure of the house through the interior décor and into the yard and gardens to create an effect of harmony and balance in which even the minutest objects played and integral part. The mere placement of a lamp, for instance – its shape and the light and shadows it cast in a room- was important as the structural planning of the home itself.

As a result, when a craftsman home was sold and the new owner bought in new furnishings, the magnificence of the house seemed to mysteriously disappear, for without the splendid synthesis of object and space, structure and surroundings, it lost its soul.

Stepping back into today, it’s important to keep focused on connections. The world is a network where everything touches everything else and everyone touches everyone else. The connection can be physical, financial, emotional or spiritual, but it’s here.

We must learn to recognize how we are effecting lives around us. We must realize that the more we do our part to give to others, the more we give to our self, and the more we give to ourselves the more we can support others.

Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone adopted the Craftsmanship attitude toward life? How can you bring more harmony and connectedness into your life?

Do You Feel Like Life Is A Balancing Act?

Yes.

Life is a balancing act…..

You try balancing work, children, partners, friends, personal growth, and romance?

But you still feel that you never get it right?

Breath.

Take a moment.

Release your grip.

Loosen your hold.

Let it be.

Reflect.

Know that finding a balance is an ongoing process and that life is in a constant state of change.

Ask yourself: Are you on track, or have you temporarily derailed? Are you patiently, but steadfastly, working toward your goals?

Allow yourself the time to regularly reassess the direction in which you are heading.

Get organized. Create a structured plan each day rather than reacting to whatever comes up.

Focus on your priorities.

Occasionally allow yourself to say “NO.”

Life is a balancing act. It is a continuous shifting and adjusting.

Finding your balance is important.

Why?

Because you will a better parent, partner, leader, employer, employee and most of all you will a much better you.