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Some of my friends have probably noticed that I\u2019ve been grumpy lately. And overwhelmed.\u00a0 <\/span>And irritable.\u00a0 <\/span>And some things have been falling through the cracks.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve also been feeling guilty.\u00a0 <\/span>And I\u2019ve been trying to do too many things at once.\u00a0 <\/span>And I\u2019ve made some mistakes.\u00a0 <\/span>And I acted in a way that hurt someone\u2019s feelings.<\/p>\n In short, I\u2019ve been a mess lately.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve been very human.\u00a0 <\/span>How do I get back on track?\u00a0 <\/span>How do I reclaim that part of myself that is peaceful and wise and kind and in the flow?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been reading my blogs, you know the things that work for me, and if you\u2019re wise, you can probably guess that I haven\u2019t been doing them.\u00a0 <\/span>And you\u2019d be right.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve fallen off the track.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve let go of doing the very things that help keep me balanced.\u00a0 <\/span>Over and over I find myself doing this when I\u2019m very busy, away from home, and\/or traveling.\u00a0 <\/span>I notice it\u2019s harder for me to claim some personal space when I\u2019m visiting with others.\u00a0 <\/span>But that\u2019s no excuse.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s when I\u2019m traveling or very busy that those spiritual practices become most essential!<\/p>\n I told my roommate a few weeks ago that if she noticed me being irritable or down, she should ask me if I\u2019ve been outside yet today.\u00a0 <\/span>She should ask me if I\u2019ve said my prayers.<\/p>\n I stayed over at some friends\u2019 home last night and just now I walked out into their backyard and communed with the flowers, the birds, the butterflies, the bees.\u00a0 <\/span>I sang some prayers.\u00a0 <\/span>And, true to form, I found my joy again.<\/p>\n What brings you back to center?\u00a0 <\/span>What brings you into a place of joy again?<\/p>\n I had a friend who told me that when kids are grumpy, you should \u201cjust add water.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>In other words, put them in a pool or spray them with a sprinkler.\u00a0 <\/span>What a great idea!<\/p>\n So here are some suggestions for when you are out of sorts and want to feel sorted out again:<\/p>\n May you find your joy.\u00a0 <\/span>May you find your peace.<\/p>\n Blessed be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of my friends have probably noticed that I\u2019ve been grumpy lately. And overwhelmed.\u00a0 And irritable.\u00a0 And some things have been falling through the cracks.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also been feeling guilty.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve been trying to do too many things at once.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve made some mistakes.\u00a0 And I acted in a way that hurt someone\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":553,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,32,83,2,113,61,119,30,121,51,41,49,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-balance","category-counting-your-blessings","category-feeling-overwhelmed","category-gratitude","category-grounding","category-growing-things","category-joy","category-nature","category-outdoors","category-peace","category-prayer","category-sacred-space","category-stress"],"yoast_head":"\n\n