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Marvelous Mind Chi Monday – denouement

Stage three! You have prepared, and been present by the doing and your being, and now it is the aftermath, the denouement, pulling the strings together.

WARNING! Do NOT rush this stage!

It is so easy, once something is over, to leap rapidly into the next thing / action / person / place. They are all waiting in the wings to leap on stage and push off the previous act.

Tell them to kindly wait please! Conduct a brief review. Look back over the past chunk of time, consider all that happened.

Ask some questions!

What was wonderful? What may have been a bit better? What did you learn from it? What might you do differently if you have to do something similar again? Did you achieve what you set out to do? If others were involved, do they think you achieved your goals? Were your chosen emotions the correct ones? How did you manage your energy? Did you feel any ‘sucker’ or ‘booster’ moments? (Moments when you feel your energy being drained, or replenished?)

Pull all the strings of the story together

Review your experience as a story and now it is the denouement. All the threads need to come together to complete that piece.

Pulling out the lessons from the denouement

What if it didn’t go so well? It is very important to think, that regardless of what the outcome was, you didn’t go in to it planning to mess up! So if circumstances beyond your control happened, all you can do is make the most of it. Control you in the now!

And if it did go well – relish that! Really enjoy the glow of a job well done and all is good.
After that, are there any lessons that may assist you to be even better in the future?
Make a note of them, so you are ready for your next adventure.

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Marvelous Mind Chi Monday – Mindfully

Last Monday I looked at preparation energy, and this Monday it is the actual doingness.

You have prepared, and now the day has come. As important as the things you have done is consideration of how you wish to be during the event. Consider the emotional bouquet you wish to show.

Have you ever been so wrapped up in the doing, that you forgot to actually enJOY yourself? I have heard people say, ‘It went by in a whirl, I hardly remember it!’.

The solution is to select how you wish to BE before the event and then be mindful during the event.

What is being ‘mindful’?

It is just being present. It is being in the now. It is using all your senses to really lap up all that is happening.

Multi-sensorially aware of your surroundings and you!

This is the Blue Danube I enjoyed yesterday! Hearing the water splash past; feeling the sun and soft breeze on my face; smelling the Wiener Schnitzel being cooked; having a feeling of ready to eat… I immersed myself in the experience. Totally being in each moment.

How about mindful eating? Savour each mouthful, textures and tastes.
Mindful walking? Even from one office or room to another, be aware of your steps and journey.

And most important, is to be aware of the special people in your life. Look at them. Listen to them. Be there for them. Really give them your full attention.

The benefits of being mindful are great. Instead of life just slipping by, you grab the richness of even the ‘ordinary’ moments. Your appreciation of ‘simple’ things is increased. And you find an abundance of things for which to be grateful every day.

Scientists are discovering a positive connection between feeling grateful and your resilience. What a lovely way to build your resilience and combat any negative stresses.

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