Avid Diva - teachings for your new life

For the time being, go to www.aviddiva.wordpress.com for the blog.

I will be working on this website in the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime, I give you my first video creation.

When they fill your life with clutter, both mental and physical.

Some times we spread ourselves to thin.  We have family, work, friends, and our own self fulfilment to work on.  As we created DREAMS in each area, we start projects and as life goes on, we can loose focus and leave projects halfway done. 

For some of us, as women, we have obvious, physical evidence : a room we started decorating but never finished, a sewing project half done, a party planned but never given, and clutter all over the house from laundry day, recipes to try, etc.  There is, however, clutter that is not so easy to notice.  The mental clutter that you create as you keep track of all the projects you started. 

Today, sit down in a quiet place, even if it means locking yourself up in the bathroom.  We are going to clean house…mentally.  Take your notebook and write down every single project you are working on or any thought cluttering your mind.  Once your brain is throbbing and nothing comes to mind, make a commitment with yourself that you are not going to get involved in anything else until you finish working the projects on your list… I’ll wait.  Go ahead, make this promise to yourself.

Ok, now, the next step is to actually read over your list and figure out what you want to tackle, what you can delegate, and what you no longer want to do or have.  And then, DO IT.  You have a week to do everything or handle everything on your list. 

If you are human, in your first attempt, you did not include everything in your mental list.  That is fine because by next Friday you will have this list done and you can clear your brain again. 

Once you clean most of the stuff in your brain, don’t let it ever overwhelm you again.  Schedule your project, give it a completion date.  If you have not finished by that date, you do one of three things:  delegate, eliminate or get to work.  Good luck.

Oh, and for a little inspiration:  PRESS HERE

The theme this week is DREAMS.  The picture included is of my DREAM dress.  It was designed a long time ago by my brother.  He is the best designer I ever met and he passed away before he fulfilled his DREAM of becoming a famous designer. 

I love many of those dresses.  I want to make them myself and wear them.  I will.  That is one of my DREAMS, and in a way, wearing my DREAM dress will make me feel like my brother is getting his big too.

Every time I see an “expert” there is a different opinion on how many hours you should sleep.  The general consensus seems to be six to eight hours a day. 

I personally work well with seven hours.  I do have a ritual.  I close my eyes and think about my dreams and goals.  I see them as achieved. 

If I can give you one word of advice about sleep it would be this:  relax as much as you can right before you go to sleep.  Think about those big dreams you have.  That will make your night more restful.  Don’t forget, I did not say, figure out how to achieve the dreams.  That would probably stress you out even more.  Just see your dreams as already achieved with a big grin in your face, eyes closed, breathing slowed.  Have a good night sleep.

For the next 10 weeks there will be a running theme in this blog.  The word of this week is dreams.

What is your biggest dream?  Does it make you smile when you think about it?  Do you have a vision board?  Are your dreams and your goals aligned?

A dream is something you want.  A goal is something you are working towards accomplishing.  If you really want to achieve your dreams, your goals have to get your closer to your dreams. 

Every day, you should take a step towards achieving your goals.  If you are going to work so hard to achieve something, you might as well work towards something you really want.  This is why your goals and your dreams should be related.

My biggest dream is to go back to Italy, this time, for two years.  I want to live in Italy and learn the language by experiencing the culture.  In order to accomplish that, I need to work hard and save lots of money because I want to learn, and not necessarily work, while I am there.  And that is what all my goals focus towards.  You can do this too.

So go ahead.  Dream big.  Make your vision board and fill it up with pictures of your dreams.  Add a picture of yourself enjoying those dreams.  Work hard to achieve those goals that will take you closer to your dreams.  And then tell me all about it.