Slow Down and Smell the Damn Roses with this New Moon in Taurus

     

    There's no better time than right now to take a moment to slow down and check in with where you're at and where you are heading. How long have you been driving on auto-pilot? Are you even heading to where you set out to go, or are you just taking the familiar path home and to work?

    Although it might feel like things are busier than ever, or there's this growing pressure building whenever you think ahead, now is truly the time to take a moment and rest in order to re-align and focus on the task at hand. Maybe you're like me and you've been focusing on too many things at once, getting lost in your to-do list or avoiding it all together. Or maybe you're not a master procrastinator like me, and just need a little water break to refuel your tanks and keep going. 

Whatever it is you need to do, take a moment to prepare before taking action. Don't just keep doing whatever you've been doing if it isn't working or building the momentum that you need to get where you need to go, in the time you need to get there.

When we don't check in often enough, take on too many tasks at once, or forget to rest and refuel our tanks, it can be difficult to keep going or see any real progress forward. Smell the damn roses while they're still blooming!

    Today I invite you to take time for yourself, right now, because there's always going to be more to do and honestly, you're the only one who is really in charge of you and your free time. Forget about your boss, your family, your partner or your monkey mind and ask yourself what it is you need in order to accomplish your goals, or just feel better in the present moment.

If you're asking yourself how in the world you're supposed to do that, when you have literally two minutes between meetings, left on your break, or before your kid wakes up from their nap, then just take a breathe with me now. 

Sense into your body for just two seconds. Breathe deeply.

Take that drink of water, and then schedule in a few minutes before bed tonight, or early in the morning tomorrow before you would normally get up. There may not be a lot in this life we have control over other than ourselves and the little free time we carve out between other duties and obligations, so let's use it wisely. (Side note: Roses carry the highest vibrational scent of any flower and connect you to your heart space, so literally stop and smell them if you can!)

    This is important right now because after the end of this moon cycle we may not get too many more opportunities for this kind of checking in, at least not until after summer, and even then it may be harder if we don't take this time right now. There's some big cosmic changes that are occurring and the anxiety and pressure you probably feel isn't just in your head, it's an energy that's been building collectively and preparing us for the massive changes to come over the coming years. Instead of letting this pressure crush you or avoiding it all together, take charge and plan accordingly.

What intentions did you have last month or at the beginning of this year? No matter what your answer is, get out of your head and into your heart so you can actually decide what it is you want to accomplish or have this next month look like. How can the intentions and actions you take now, set you up for success later? From that centered place in your heart, what does rest, and success, really look like for YOU?

    The message from the cosmos today is that change is the only constant, and because of this, anything is possible. Instead of resisting the changes you see, recognize your role and responsibility in everything that is occurring. It's time we consciously take control and action to focus our attention and energy on the things we want, and the changes we wish to create going forward. With persistence, patience and a grounded sense of self that this New Moon in taurus is offering, we can re-shape everything in the world around us. However, it is always going to start from within, and it starts with slowing down long enough to check in, right now.

Trust that now is better than never, and stop allowing your "I'll do it later" to become your "I never did it." Slow down and smell the damn roses, or whatever that means for you.

Thank you for reading and investing in this time for yourself and your highest good. Wishing you all so much love, light, peace, prosperity and abundance during this blessed New Moon in Taurus. May all your highest dreams and visions come true!