What if I don't give time the power?

2013-11-10T08:02:00.000+13:00

I CALL IT The Elasticity of Time and it has, for a brave while, been my personal philosophy for getting everything done that needs doing without busting a boiler. And it’s awesome. Even if I am prone to sometimes forgetting my own theory, thereby lurching into pandemonius states on occasion. (Note to self.)

The Elasticity of Time.
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The basic premise is that time is not, in fact, linear and there is more than one way to skin a cat. Or to put it another way, defined units of time such as hours and days do not necessarily pass uniformly at the same speed, and leaving the To Do List to universal flow is much more efficient and less painful than chasing my tail and freaking out.

Say I’m going for it on an important work deadline, trying to get the thing finished and out the door to the client as promised, but it’s just not flowing. Feelings of panic and loss of control bile are rising up inside me. If I were to follow my own theory, I would:

Ask the universe to please sort it out, have faith that it will be so, and then think no more about it – stop worrying!
Take the dog for a walk (if I had one) to put the wag into both our tails, have a catnap, jimmy-jive a dance-a-thon in my lounge room – or whatever helps to reset the inner compass.
Wait and watch – this is the most fun part really, just to see how everything resolves itself without having to worry a pretty hair on thy head. Typically for me, a resolution in this type of situation might manifest itself in wild efficiency, concentration and vigour once I get back to my work, the sudden answer to a sticky bit I was stuck on previously, or the client deciding to defer the deadline, etc.

This approach works gangbusters for me, but since becoming a mama, time can now seem a zillion times more precious and elusive than ever before. I am The Larrikin’s primary caregiver, and in the very few hours each day when I’m not doing that, I’m trying earn a living to support myself and sleep, ooooh sleeeeeeeeeeep where art thou…

Fortunately, answers often come when you ask for them and I just happened to be listening to an Esther Hicks conversation with Hay House from the best of their World Summit 2013 replays the other day... Esther talked about this idea, and it's been working extremely well for me:

Write a To Do List every morning. (Mine might span anything from 1-3 days.)
Prioritise the list into the things that you must do personally, and what can be left for Abraham/the Universe) to do. (I try to asterix as few things as possible for my own responsibility.)
Go about your day and watch what happens. Esther says that, for her, often times Abraham finishes the multitude of things on his list before she’s completed a single thing that she had responsibility for.

There are other time management in the flow tools I use too. I shall put them on a future To Do List to share with you.

xx

What if I have words with the Finance Department upstairs?

2013-10-06T14:47:00.003+13:00

I’VE BEEN KNOWN to cry when the tax department calls wanting to know where their money is. Especially at 8am in the morning, on the tail wind of yet another night of elusive sleep courtesy of wee fangs The Larrikin doesn’t even have yet or 101 other reasons for sleep deprivation that I didn’t know existed prior to becoming a mama. (Bless his wee cotton socks though, I do love him so xx).

I get upset because I just don’t have it – that money someone is always holding up their palm for, the money they’re rightly owed. If I did, they would have it already. Then, when I do get it and give it to them, it’s gone, evaporated – poof! – and I don’t have it anymore for the next fat financial burden racking up in the meantime. So, I drive myself to work harder and longer to earn more, but the more I earn the more taxes I owe, the more tired I become, the more upset I get, wah-wah-wah-wah… cue in the aforementioned wailing for being stuck with old and stupid debt. Stop me anytime...

Basically, it sucks and feels like crap. I’m so over being financially tragic. I don’t want to be angry at the Inland Revenue Department anymore for hoovering away a third of my earnings, for my taxes funding professional beneficiaries, or for paying extortionate levies just on the off-chance that one day I trip over my pencil in a terrifying workplace accident. There’s zero fun in all that and it’s boring, negative and pointless. I do want to change this loveless record playing round and round and round, where it’s hard to feel love for my creditors for wanting what I don’t have, and even more difficult to love myself when I feel so monetarily hopeless. I'm a seemingly intelligent person and the rest of my life rocks, so I'm sure there is a better way to operate...

Time to have 'words' with my Finance Department – the metaphorical one upstairs. It went something like this: "Now look here … this simply will not do … I already spend virtually nothing outside of mandatory survival expenses, like having a roof over my head and food … I’ve got a wonderful wee baby now and can’t be working all hours that God sends … remember Einstein’s definition of insanity … I want solutions, not problems from you”. I throw out the toys from The Larrikin's cot (again, metaphorically) and every financial freedom cliche I can think of. I emphasise the words passive and residual in relation to the type of income I desire. Then, and perhaps most significantly, with a simple eyelash bat I restructure the whole department. I fire the worrying jackass that has been running the show up until now (i.e. me) and instead appoint my crack Universal Flow Team.

I will keep you posted here on future accounts... In the meantime, I'm leaving you with the below Kelly Howell free guided Meditation to Create Abundance and Wealth. I like it a lot and her voice is heavenly. I even made it to the end still conscious once – quite a feat in my semi-permanent sleep deprived mama state. I came across it on Tharyn's blog. I don't know Tharyn at all, but here's a shout-out to him nevertheless for sharing his thoughts and other cool stuff, as I am enjoying very much :)

xx

Taking The Flow Road

What if I don't give time the power?

What if I have words with the Finance Department upstairs?