Need For Speed

I was so saddened by the death of the young family in the recent police chase. This after the two year old was killed about a month ago. I have to ask myself where our priorities lay. The ones being chased were in a stolen car. Mmmm car, life, car, life...... Surely it is not worth putting people's lives at risk for the chance of returning a stolen car. I am sure the person who owned the car would rather the family be spared. Conducting police pursuits over such things as stolen property, money, drugs, running a red light etc cannot be justified when it puts other people's lives at risk. If the the persons driving the car have done wrong then they will not stop for the police! I am not condoning their behaviour nor do I think we need to let these types of crimes go unaccounted for, I just don't think the car chases are necessary. My blessings and heart go out the family and friends of the family and the driver of the car. Such senseless mistakes.

Thinking Thoughts

This month's newsletter is all about how powerful our thoughts can be, which for me couldn't be more timely. I am a real thinker, in fact I seem to be constantly thinking, not only about work, creative pursuits, the many lists I have but about dinner, the shopping, home work etc etc etc. About 90% of those thoughts would be unconscious, a constant dribble of 'to do's' and 'shoulds'. It got to the point this week where I could feel myself teetering on the brink of overwhelm (also something I used to do exceptionally well). I don't allow myself to go there anymore, after realising it was a complete waste of time and energy, and knowing that if I got myself into this state I could also get myself out. Hence the benefit of conscious and directed thought. I took a deep breath and took a step back, re-prioritised, set my thoughts into a postive direction and then surrendered into grace. How much easier is it then to achieve what I need to do - and if not getting everything done, realising that it will happen in good time. Our thoughts are so powerful that they effect us on every level. Thank goodness I not only had the reminder this month but also the awareness to change them.