Today, I spent some time in mid-year reflection, a process that will continue for the week and will inform my programme for the rest of the year.
Some reflective insights:
To save money - I need to change behaviour
Given that I am studying this year, finances have become more important and as I look at how do I reduce my budget, one of the obvious ways is to reduce expenditure. It occurred to me instantly that cutting down on expenses demands behaviour change, like no more buying coffee from the vending machine, managing my resources more carefully and prioritising where I put my time - because time is money. I will have to be doing some focused exercises to support these choices.
I need to value my money
I am reminded again that my money is my reward for my labour, it is my income derived by selling my labour. Let me not squander it, let me value it, however great or small.
Creating balance
Indeed I am a social being as I mapped out my life, I see so much activity that includes people. I have recently learnt through the ancient Indian medicine practice of Ayurveda that I have dual opposing doshas (types) and so I am also very happy being a quiet person and this too is reflected in the ways that I practice self-care. I can see that I am getting better balancing these 2 aspects of my being. In the past I would get lost in the one aspect and then the other. I guess I am getting better at being me - thank goodness, after all I am not getting any younger :)
Gratitudes for this day:
I am grateful for my capacity to forgive
I am grateful for Faroek, who celebrates his birthday today and is a wonderful father to my grandchildren and husband to my daughter, Layla and really has become my son. A beautiful, joyful, smiling, ultra marathon athlete, sporty and talented young man - a great example to other young men.
Some reflective insights:
To save money - I need to change behaviour
Given that I am studying this year, finances have become more important and as I look at how do I reduce my budget, one of the obvious ways is to reduce expenditure. It occurred to me instantly that cutting down on expenses demands behaviour change, like no more buying coffee from the vending machine, managing my resources more carefully and prioritising where I put my time - because time is money. I will have to be doing some focused exercises to support these choices.
I need to value my money
I am reminded again that my money is my reward for my labour, it is my income derived by selling my labour. Let me not squander it, let me value it, however great or small.
Creating balance
Indeed I am a social being as I mapped out my life, I see so much activity that includes people. I have recently learnt through the ancient Indian medicine practice of Ayurveda that I have dual opposing doshas (types) and so I am also very happy being a quiet person and this too is reflected in the ways that I practice self-care. I can see that I am getting better balancing these 2 aspects of my being. In the past I would get lost in the one aspect and then the other. I guess I am getting better at being me - thank goodness, after all I am not getting any younger :)
Gratitudes for this day:
I am grateful for my capacity to forgive
I am grateful for Faroek, who celebrates his birthday today and is a wonderful father to my grandchildren and husband to my daughter, Layla and really has become my son. A beautiful, joyful, smiling, ultra marathon athlete, sporty and talented young man - a great example to other young men.
