Relaaax... remembering to breathe....

Ever wondered how you could fit more 'doing' into the teeny weeny amount of time you have? Or maybe you'd like to do less?

Getting towards the end of year, the pace often steps up a notch from already-too-fast and the only thing that keeps some of us going is the prospect of taking a break over the summer, for a few short weeks (if you're lucky) before it all starts again.

Relaaaax. It's not my usual community capacity building kind of tip but it does have some relevance. All too often people who care for others could take a little better care of themselves!

How can we look after others if we neglect ourselves? How can we build things up when we are wearing ourselves down?

There are many strategies for 'coping' with life but it's exciting to consider moving beyond just coping or just surviving... that is a real possibility and much more inviting surely?

Anyway it never hurts to find new ways to access a sense of spaciousness, to let everything drop (just for a moment) and focus on being rather than doing.

Try some John Kabbat-Zinn - the man who brought mindfulness to medicine http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc Those hard working people at Google found time to go sit with him, maybe you can too.

And also - check out www.karmacurrency.com.au and mycause.com.au to find out how you can delegate some of your fundraising so you'll have more time to relaaaaax.