Cleaning Before the Maid Comes

Life has been pretty hectic the last few days. I have been focused on a speaking engagement and launching some new groups and my world has revolved around that and that alone. Out the window went my meditation schedule, eating well, and in came RED WINE... to the rescue!

There was a small part of me that didn't forget about pure indulgence and my quest for the zen of red wine, that part was my mind. Picture my mind as a huge town hall. The hall is a bustle of activity, 6 ft tables are laid out with worker bees putting things together in an assembly line. Someone very important stands on the stage and a crowd gathers to hear what he has to say. Way, way at the back of the room, someone stands quietly and politely saying "excuse me", "excuse me". It's consistent and once in a while the crowd acknowledges the person at the back of the room, "Yes". Given the opportunity the small voice replies "we need to meditate to centre us and bring the calmness back into our lives, we need to get back into schedule so we can take time to nourish ourselves, we need to exercise to build up our strength and.....". "Yes, yes, yes" the man at the front replies, "we will do it later, right now we are doing something very important and we don't have time for that".

Last week the person at the back of the room picked up the phone and called in the cavalry. Since then they have been pondering how best to utilize the cavalry when they arrive. I have an appointment with a hypnotherapist on Wednesday, tomorrow. My hope is that she can help me to keep the crowd at the town hall in order. In preparation today, I meditate again, the first time in at least a week. Last night I cleared off my work area and am enjoying a sense of calm in my environment again. Today I will eat well and review my schedule and hopefully I will discover a gap for yoga or pilates. All of this reminds me of cleaning before the maid comes. I know I can do a lot of this stuff, I want the maid to be able to do her job and so I need to clear the path so she can get her vacuum cleaner in and dust.