How can an obstacle be a gift? Actually, it's part of a life view. Obstacles, unexpected events, and extra work are gifts as surely as the new plasma wrapped under the tree. It's a matter of perspective, and requires thinking out of the box (no pun intended).
Holiday gifts:
Just as you can look at a pile of purchases that need wrapping and shipping as a stressful pain in the tush, you might reframe this picture as abundance that you have been able to give and share.
Bills: another kind of gift.
It took a little extra effort (to break lifelong habits) for me to look at my bills and say things like "thank you, [insert name here, or "Universe", "God", or even your employer] for giving me the privilege to have a phone/cable TV/electricity/etc.," or letting me charge and bring this item home so I could give it to someone I love for Christmas."
I used to just groan and feel resentful that all my money was being spent, rather than seeing it as a way of trading for services I enjoy. You can do this, too. Just practice letting the old feelings that come up roll through your head like dried-up tumbleweeds, and pave a new way of thinking. In time, the old negative reminders will fade and disappear.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
ABOUT LIFE AND DESK
The Evolution of "Life and Desk " (aka Life and Desk Management)
Raised in the Hollywood Hills in a house filled with family antiques, myriad collectibles, sentimental papers, photos, and books, and indulged in every hobby and do-it-yourself project known to mankind, I understand the oppressive world of “stuff”.
Before I could even read the word “Bekins”, I was entrenched in a ‘clutterfied’ lifestyle. One day, while exploring an unused bedroom filled with never-unpacked boxes, I discovered a lovely Steinway piano. Delighted to find real music at my fingertips, I learned that our most valuable possessions may never be discovered if we don’t move stuff out of the way. (That’s a metaphor, by the way.)
Before I was ten, I was reconciling my parents’ checkbooks and reorganizing their home library according to the Dewey Decimal System. I designed a shelving system in the den and the kitchen. My parents were thrilled. So I learned that organizing garners approval and makes people smile.
After majoring in math, graduating with a degree in art, I did everything from writing an astrology column to designing carpeting (with a stint in an insurance company), eventually becoming a personal assistant. From this Life and Desk evolved over 25 years ago.
I always learn something from my clients, who live mostly in Los Angeles and the Westside. Every person’s “stuff” is unique and important. I’m always honored that I’m entrusted with its placement.
Raised in the Hollywood Hills in a house filled with family antiques, myriad collectibles, sentimental papers, photos, and books, and indulged in every hobby and do-it-yourself project known to mankind, I understand the oppressive world of “stuff”.
Before I could even read the word “Bekins”, I was entrenched in a ‘clutterfied’ lifestyle. One day, while exploring an unused bedroom filled with never-unpacked boxes, I discovered a lovely Steinway piano. Delighted to find real music at my fingertips, I learned that our most valuable possessions may never be discovered if we don’t move stuff out of the way. (That’s a metaphor, by the way.)
Before I was ten, I was reconciling my parents’ checkbooks and reorganizing their home library according to the Dewey Decimal System. I designed a shelving system in the den and the kitchen. My parents were thrilled. So I learned that organizing garners approval and makes people smile.
After majoring in math, graduating with a degree in art, I did everything from writing an astrology column to designing carpeting (with a stint in an insurance company), eventually becoming a personal assistant. From this Life and Desk evolved over 25 years ago.
I always learn something from my clients, who live mostly in Los Angeles and the Westside. Every person’s “stuff” is unique and important. I’m always honored that I’m entrusted with its placement.
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