Bowen Island B.C. Canada, September 25, 2005

The summer has been so filled with deep events - globally, for me personally and for many of those I am close to. My sense is that it was - and is - a time of great uncertainty and chaos. It's a time to be ready for anything, and most of all, to be as caring as possible with ourselves and each other.

The question I'm asking myself more and more, is: how willing am I to take the focus off of myself, and put it on what is going on outside of myself?

It's a tricky thing this. Taking care of others and being outwardly involved can be a way of not taking care of self, of avoiding inner discomfort.

I also feel it is time to get together, to start really working and living together, so we are not alone, not struggling with our issues. So many people feel that there is no-one there to help or support. So many of us are living in a place of lack - financial or emotional or physical or all three.

How can we shift this? By working together, by sharing our strengths and weaknesses. It's time to be clear and honest with each other about what is *really* happening. Not our complaints or poor me issues, but what is really up. Where are your real needs? What are your real gifts?

Cork, Ireland - October 5 - 23, 2005

London, England - October 24 - November 5, 2005

I will be available for private healing sessions: Email Sandra (sandrajensen@earthlink.net)

One of my latest interactions:

Question

How do I get through procrastination? It's a life-long question for me. I have lots of potential, but no drive.

Answer

Consciously procrastinate. Every time someone asks you to do something, put it off, deliberately. If you feel you need to do something, again, deliberately put it off.
ALLOW yourself to be a total lazy bum. Don't return calls. Don't arrive at dinner when you've been invited.

Mostly, tune in deeply when there is an iota of 'I should do this'. I sense this is so sneaky for you, that it disappears before you can notice it. But if you smell a wiff of it, DON'T DO IT. Any invitation. Stop before you answer. Any request, even for work, stop before you answer. Say "I don't know, I'll see".

You haven't allowed yourself to do exactly what *you* want all the time. absolutely. This is the origin of procrastination.

It's a part of you that just so wants you to be with it, totally, unconditionally. Like a child wanting total attention. So any 'doing' feels like it's taking attention away from this child. She needs you to be total with her for a bit. Until she's bored and says okay I've had enough.

You may think you have been with her, and allowed yourself to 'do nothing', but I don't think so.

Take it as a possibility that you haven't.. that it's going to need conscious doing nothing, rather than from a place of "I'm too tired," or depressed or whatever. In fact, do nothing when you feel good and revving to go. Experiment with saying "no" when you think you want to say "YES".