Shaun K Anderson

I had a number of revelations the other night, as I lay in bed stressing about work -

1. I dont get paid enough to stress

2. I dont get paid AT ALL while im in bed

3. Stress is DANGEROUS stuff

3. Post 5pm - is my time.

Somewhere along the way, we get convinced that work is important enough to stress about. Stress is evil stuff. Stress is harmful. Stress is un-healthy. Now this is hard to apply to those who own their own businesses, as your heart / mind will be where your money is. But I’d argue, that in that context - that if you’re awake most nights - stressing, that your business is adding no real value to your life.

Beware of and get out of -  the false agreements, that give you little return for the hours you work/ the energy you spend / your health / your investment.

Sleep well.

The Quiet Hand.

Everyday we try to save ourselves. Those who try will lose. We try to plan our steps and create a life for ourselves. We try to create and save. While everyday it slips.

‘Letting go’ built a house once, and it was beautiful. The sign on the door said ‘trust’ so I walked in. The builders name was ‘the quiet hand’ and he moved to save. But, ‘a wishing wind’ blew around the house, causing confusion and want. We all want and we all wanted to save ourselves.

A song played.

‘Peace’ came to stay, and we all sung her songs forgetting the lives we were trying to save. Her words were covered in blood and we remembered. ‘Suffering’ came to us all that night. It came as we started to trust. ‘The quiet hand’ never stopped smiling. He had a kind word for us.

“No more toil in the sun. It is enough to love”.

And when the wishing winds blew again, we ignored them and realised………that we were ok without them.

Shaun K Anderson.