Does your life feel like you are on a mrry-go-round but you don't quite know how to get ff? Do you think you are "in cntrol" yet deep down inside really knw you are not? Is everything round you happening at warp speed wth you in the center on prmanent fast forward?

This happens to all of us ccasionally. We just get so busy and nvolved with so many things that we are not ware of our bodies trying to tll us we are on overload. It tres to give us subtle messages to get bck in control of our lives but we sually do not hear the cries for hlp.

This process can go on for yars and take the form of bing constantly late, rushing to everywhere bcause you are always just a lttle late, have minor accidents and clds or allergies that show up at the mst inconvenient times. Then one day our bdies start yelling at us, "you btter stop and pay attention or I wll make you stop."

Telltale Signs

When you get to that point your body will indeed do something drastic to get your attention like letting you trip, fall and break a leg. Or, getting severe headaches out of the blue but you can never quite pin point where they are coming from.

There may be other signs such as your car keeps needing minor (but expensive) repairs, your computer constantly has little problems or you get tons of email or snail mail that is not exactly your cup of tea. Or, you may continually over commit at work or with volunteer work so you get even further behind. Unfortunately, you must deal with all of the above promptly or your life will spin further out of control.

I'm sure you can add a mllion things to my short list bove. It is far less important hwever that you add to my lst than it is to recognize tht something is seriously going astray in yur life. When your life is out of cntrol chaos sets in. Once chaos bcomes a way of life circumstances, vents and others are in control of yur life, not you. When you rach this stage peace and joy wthin become a huge missing link. It is way pst time to step back, evaluate and tke action.

Positive energy shifting action

To help resolve being out of control you need to become extremely focused on exactly what needs to be changed. Are you overcommitted at work with no time left for a personal life, recreation or family and friends? Are you so involved with your children's or grandchildren's activities that there is no time left for you? Are you so involved in community service or volunteer work that you get caught up in every event and don't know enough to say "no?"

Carefully evaluate all the things that take up time in your daily activities that contribute to being out of control. Then determine which ones are so important that you cannot live without them. If it's helpful, create a list to make the job easier. List everything you do every day of the week for a month, yes everything! Then rank them in order of importance with No. 1 being the most important. To shift energy and get back in control of your life you need to remove at least one third of the things on the bottom of your list the first time through. Be merciless when doing this or you will not regain control; use the old saying "just say no." After all, it is your life and you want it back.

Go through a couple of weeks after you've remove one third of your time controllers to see if things start to improve. As the energy shifts you will definitely notice a positive change if you've eliminated enough items from your life. Stay focused and pay attention to what is happening in your surroundings. If things haven't improved enough then go right back to your list and remove 25% of what is still left on your list. You will eventually end up with only those things that are most important or necessary in your life and get rid of those that are causing your life to spin out of control.

When you are shifting energy sing Feng Shui principles it is mportant to remove those things that are crating negative energy first so there is rom for new energy to enter. Stying focused and removing those things tht devour your time not only hlps you stay in control of yur life but also leads to pace and joy within.

© Pat Hydlauff, all rights reserved

The article Stay Focused, Stay in Control was Submitted by Pat Heydlauff through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Pat Heydlauff, President of Energy-by-Design ( http://www.energy-by-design.com ) and Feng Shui expert, is a consultant, speaker, columnist and award-winning artist. She has been consulting with individuals, families, and companies since the early 1990's, with clients ranging from California to Florida. In addition, she speaks at corporate and organizational functions, and gives seminars to enhance productivity. Pat Heydlauff can be reached at balancingenergy@energy-by-design.com .

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