The Feng Shui Gypsy

PRE AUTUMN DEPRESSION: Kick in your inner warrior!

Something about the end of July has many feeling blue.  It seems one morning we wake up and realize the plans we made for summer did not come through as we hoped.  Worse, they came and went so quickly there is a feeling of “is this all?”    July’s suffocating heat has us running inside to the air conditioning.  The thrill of boating, hiking, camping and gardening seem to pass.  A sinking feeling sets in.

 SUMMER  EXPECTATIONS ARE LIKE  CHILDHOOD CHRISTMAS MORNING DREAMS WRAPPED WITH LIGHTS AND TINSEL.

The “Endless Summer” for adults, replaces the excitement of Christmas morning we had as kids.  Summer is a magic we know for sure is real.  No one can tell us it does not exist.   But just like children we often set our expectations too high for summer.   We imagine all the fun things the sun will bring us.  By July, if our dream has not happened, a sinking feeling sets in.  Like kids, it’s as if Santa did not bring us the toy we dreamed about.

Those who bought a new car for maximum freedom are cut short by gas prices on top of monthly payments.   Maybe the “new image” of weight loss did not bring a soul mate or more friends like the TV commercials promised. 

AUTUMN GLORY BRINGS AN EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR AGAIN!

Whether you live on a tropical island, the desert or where the trees explode into brilliant colors, there is an EMOTIONAL CYCLE that comes with autumn.

• It is as if the Autumn gives us license to reset our dreams.
• As the trees drop their leaves, we shed off our disappointments.  Its time for refueling a fresh new year of hope and dreams.

SO HERE’S THE DEAL.    Its time to make a plan NOW.   

 No one needs to wait for a season to bring happiness.  If happiness isn’t happening in the NOW……why would it happen with a temperature change?   Take charge.  Access your inner warrior.  Don’t count on “specific circumstances” to be the vehicle to get happy.  By letting your dreams come to you, you risk “Christmas Morning disillusion.”    Take charge.   Be a dream maker Right Now.

HOW?    HERE ARE SOME PLANS FOR THE NOW THAT CAN LAST ALL YEAR.

• A yoga class for flexibility and inner peace can give you exquisite gracefulness.  
• A new pet can replace disappointing expectations for love all year.
• A Coffee House hang out with free wireless internet can bring friends all year.  {Many coffee houses have the same energy as a “Cheers Pub” when you give your business weekly.} You will soon have consistent conversation friends.
• If your a Musician and can’t find a band, Advertise in an area art newspaper.
• A Bonsai tree or Master Gardener course can satisfy gardeners during cold months.
• Join Weight Watchers for cheers and praise for every pound you lose all year.
• Join a swim team or swim aerobics for a water obsession top satisfy all year.
• Learn how to fly a plane.  Become a master of the sky.
• Are negative childhood voices making you over sensitive? Don’t lose another friend.   Get counseling NOW.
• Wish you could work on your own car?  Take a beginner’s mechanics course and never ever risk your life to a flat tire.
• Sick of your limited computer skills?  Research and become a dream computer whiz.  Do it now!

THE POINT IS TO PERSUE GOALS RIGHT NOW.  DON'T BE DISSAPOINTED THE SUMMER DID NOT BRING YOUR DREAMS. 

Remember!  Do a web and  Google search for your unfulfilled summer dream!   RIGHT NOW!   If  you have kids, teach them to access their inner warrior early by chasing their dreams with knowledge and action. 

• Type in the area you live, and a 30 mile radius around you.  
• Check out all the possibilities for your interest. 
• Make your Christmas list of expectations based on the NOW.
• Try not to self sabotage your happiness by counting on a season to bring your dreams.

It starts with you!   Right here!   Right now!  You can be all you want to be.  Don't count on a season to bring your dreams to you.  Access the present.  Kick in your inner warrior.

Published Tuesday, July 15, 2008 7:05 AM by SisterOthelia