KEEPING IT FOR BEST

It's been a busy week again here at Rainbows. I've been doing the Reiki talk and a meditation workshop as well as publishing a new 'Rainbows Guide To'. 'The Rainbows Guide To Meditation' is the latest in the series of handy how-to guides I've written. It is full of information on meditation and also includes many short meditations that you can use at any time to relax and refresh you. And you don't need to have done any meditation before to benefit from it either. The meditations and exercises are so simple anyone can do them. If you're in need of a little relaxation and 'me' time, then visit the link on the right to get your copy.

I was having a little 'me time' of my own this bank holiday weekend (just for a change!) and got to thinking about how we in our family were always taught as children that if you got something new you should 'keep it for best.' And I've got some lovely things that I have tended to keep 'for best' too. Lovely skirts and tops and jackets that I only bring out to wear on special occasions. But why? I suppose it's the old thought that if 'best' ever does come, I won't be able to afford anything new to wear so I'd better have something tucked away, just in case.

And to a certain degree, I think that's wise, but doesn't it give the impression that there are certain occasions when your best things are too good? And perhaps I'd worry that I may never be able to afford more if I wear out or use what I've got now.

But what if 'best' never comes? Wouldn't all those lovely things go to waste? And can't I trust the Universe enough to know that there'll always be a supply of whatever I need whenever I need it? It seems to go against what I'm always teaching, that you get what you expect to get so you should only expect the best, doesn't it?

So I've decided I'm not keeping things for best anymore. I'm going to use everything I have, and allow myself to feel good doing so. Living in (and enjoying) the moment is my big thing just now and keeping things for best doesn't fit in with that philosophy really. After all, I wouldn't not give myself 100 per cent during a talk, workshop or when writing a book would I? I wouldn't keep information or anything else back just to save for later. Everything I do includes everything I know or have learned so that I can pass these things on to others. It's part of what I do. So why do it for others and not for myself? (Another blog, I think!)

Meanwhile I'm going to find, use, and enjoy more of the things I've been hoarding. What about you?