To move forward from the last one sent to you, the Jeffrey Brantley & Wendy Millstine book used indicates regarding “FRESH EYES” the following:
“It’s easy to become unconscious of and disconnected from the people and things that surround you in everyday working (and home) life. There’s a cost for this inattention and disconnection. It includes loss of motivation, feelings of boredom, even neglect of responsibilities. Try motivating yourself by seeing something new in everyday situations.
1. Pick any situation or task that comes up repeatedly. The next time you encounter it, just before engaging, close your eyes and breathe or listen mindfully for about a minute.
2. Set your intention. For example, “May this practice help me see with fresh eyes.”
3. Breathe or listen mindfully a bit longer.
4. Open your eyes to the situation. Look with interest and curiosity, as if seeing it for the first time.
5. Now look even more closely. Note objects, people, space, activity.
6. Let friendliness and curiosity support you. What do you see now?”
Sometimes, to our callers, we are those fresh set of eyes – giving them that extra fresh perspective from all those thoughts stumbling, rumbling, and tumbling in their heads. We help them unravel the seemingly chaotic situation that they are in at the time and see more clearly what might lay before them – the tasks that they might do, the people that they might see, and, perhaps, even a glimpse of the future that might lay before them (that glimmer of a light at the end of the tunnel or that single ray of hope).
Sometimes, keeping that fresh set of eyes fresh, we continue to look to educate ourselves, to expand the horizons of our own well being and the delving into our own souls (wellness) that helps to keep the cobwebs out so that we may truly remain with that fresh perspective. In a class that I am taking, Qigong (pronounce Shz-gong), it is also about that whole awareness of the body and mind that rejuvenates the soul. It is a pretty interesting class that I would certainly recommend. In the meantime, we all need to reflect – are we really present with the freshest set of eyes so that we can remain fresh in ideas for our callers? And, in what way can we restore our fresh set of eyes? ~~ NEXT WEEK’s TOPIC: DRAIN THE STRAIN ~~
Some quotes to give fuel for thought:
“Travel not only stirs the blood … it also gives strength to the spirit.” – Florence Prag Kahn
“One of the most significant moments of my life was standing and gazing at the stars and suddenly knowing with my entire being that we are all connected – everything is connected. We are all one. I felt such relief.” – Anne
“And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. “ – Anais Nin, Danish diarist
