I was feeling a little panicked with work piling up all around me when I read this quote from Wayne Dyer, “Accept the fact that you’ll never get it all done, and begin to live more fully in the only moment you have—now!”

Can it really be that simple? I decided to shift my focus and savor the moment, even if it meant getting less done. I looked up from my computer and saw, really saw, all the beauty of paradise just beyond my open window; the flowers bobbing their heads ever so gently, the glass-like reflection of the lake, the green trees with their branches extending skyward in joyous supplication. I felt the soft breeze kiss my cheeks and run its fingers through my hair as I breathed in the fresh, clean air. I heard the birds chirp their morning song and felt my heart fill with gratitude for the abundance all around…and then an interesting thing happened.

I felt a release of pent-up, stressful feelings and started to relax… which allowed me to think more clearly and work in a peaceful manner. In this state, I ended up getting more done. This led me to wonder why I tend to sacrifice my wellbeing in order to get things done. I can get so caught up in the doing of things that I find myself trapped in my head with no access to my heart.

I find nature to be such a great soother of my spirit. As I ponder its ways, I see that in its peaceful, unrushed manner, it really accomplishes much. Everything in nature is always changing. Yet because I don’t see nature “rushing around” the way I tend to, I erroneously believe that nothing is happening; that the lake, the grass, the trees are the same today as they were yesterday. Many changes occur regularly on an infinitesimal level, though, and over time those small, imperceptible changes, added one on top of the other become too significant to pass unnoticed.

Why do I expect more of myself? Why can’t I be happy with small steps forward each and every day? Why do I have a need to move mountains in order to feel that I’ve accomplished something meaningful? What is the cost to my soul when I blindly plow ahead for the sake of accomplishment?

I daresay the price I pay for being so completely caught up in the ‘doing’ of things is that I forget to cherish my ‘being-ness.’ I become disconnected from my spirit and blind to the beauty that saturates my days.

Can I learn to slow down long enough to hear the whispers of my soul or am I destined to spin out of control and completely miss the sweet sacredness of this earthly life?

~Zanne

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