| As I ruminated on the blues of time management, I | | | | For the most productive and effective time |
| wondered why so many people experience stress | | | | management, ideally it would serve you to learn how |
| and anxiety around planning and organizing their lives. | | | | to meditate. With regular practice of meditation, |
| Could it be the time management systems? I used | | | | eventually your mind will prefer the resulting peace |
| to be a dismal failure at time management and I can | | | | and joy over the emotional stimuli of the ego. Many |
| assure you it is not the systems that cause | | | | corporate executives practice daily meditation |
| emotional trauma. | | | | because it keeps them calm, conscious and alert. |
| A sudden realization came to me. Resistance is futile. | | | | Their reported benefits of meditation include being |
| It gets us into a heap of emotional turmoil. It is | | | | more productive at work and enhanced personal |
| always based on fearful thoughts of the past or the | | | | lives. |
| future and never born of thoughts in this moment. | | | | If meditation does not appeal to you at this time, |
| Peaceful easy living is the experience of those who | | | | here is an alternative that will help you to quiet your |
| go with the flow of life in the present moment. Life | | | | mind, particularly while you are involved with your |
| is a great teacher. She has taught me that it is | | | | daily planning. This exercise will help you to move |
| easiest to take the path of least resistance, and | | | | your awareness within to watch your thoughts, slow |
| taking nothing seriously. | | | | them down and possibly even stop them. Stay alert |
| Resistance to intuitive guidance is the problem | | | | and be aware of everything that is moving through |
| Two powerful forces are at play during time | | | | our mind. |
| management activities. One is intuition, and the other | | | | Consider all movement as a thought, for example, a |
| is ego. Intuition consistently guides us to our highest | | | | sound of a bird singing outside your window will be a |
| good. The ego puts up a block to protect its | | | | thought in this exercise. Take 5 minutes or as long as |
| stronghold on the mind. Given the high numbers of | | | | you like. Enjoy the peace and relaxation. Remember |
| people who experience stressful time management, | | | | the aim is a quiet still mind. |
| the ego takes the prize for getting the most | | | | - Sit comfortably, relax and gently close your eyes. |
| attention. | | | | - Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly while |
| Have you noticed that we humans are more | | | | relaxing your body. |
| attracted to fearful energy that kicks us in the gut | | | | - Now allow your awareness to take in all the |
| than to positive uplifting energy? When was the last | | | | surrounding sounds. |
| time you rushed out to pick up a copy of a | | | | - Bring your awareness into your body. |
| newspaper jam packed with Good News? OK, they | | | | - Now allow your awareness to move up into your |
| do not even exist. Are we crazy or simply | | | | mind. |
| misguided? | | | | - Watch thoughts flowing through your mind. |
| What is ego? | | | | - Gently begin to count your thoughts. |
| Ego is just a bundle of thoughts that deceive us with | | | | - Now, just let go and relax as you watch. |
| lies about who we are. The ego makes us crazy and | | | | - Gently open your eyes when you wish. |
| leads us on an unconscious downward spiraling ego | | | | Back to time management |
| trip into depression, because we believe the lies. | | | | When you next open your day planner to begin |
| What is intuition? | | | | managing your activities, use this exercise to bring |
| Intuition is an unstoppable, perpetual force that | | | | your conscious awareness into the present moment. |
| invites us to follow its profound guidance. It contains | | | | Remember, time management systems do not cause |
| pure undistorted knowledge and wisdom. From the | | | | analysis paralysis and anxiety. It is just your choice of |
| stillness of the present moment we receive clear | | | | where you put your attention; on the ego or your |
| communication from universal mind, another name for | | | | task at hand. |
| intuition. To gain more access to intuitive guidance we | | | | Oh, and one more thing. Take nothing seriously. Go |
| must choose to ignore ego thoughts. We must quiet | | | | ahead now and enjoy happy planning and peaceful |
| our busy chaotic mind. A quiet mind is the aim of | | | | easy living. |
| many meditations. | | | | |