Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself. I devote my attention to being with myself entirely when I make my bed, do my makeup, brush my teeth, get dressed, cook and have breakfast etc.
This morning, after a deeply engaging session with myself while I did my eye makeup, the clock informed me that it was already time to leave. For a moment I allowed panic to enter and started rushing and could feel I was no longer with myself. So instead of putting on my lipstick, I just grabbed a lip colour to take with me, swung a sweater around my neck without putting it on, took the nearest pair of sunglasses on the dining table and headed out the door.
When I entered the elevator, everything felt wrong. I started to put my lipstick on (there was a mirror in the elevator), but the colour did not feel harmonious with the eye colour I was wearing. More accurately, the care that I had taken doing my eye makeup did not agree with the way the lip colour was now being applied. Not only was this felt in my body, but was also visibly seen on my lips. My body also felt cold, because I didn’t put the sweater on, and oops, the ‘sunnies’ had an electric blue lens that very obviously clashed with the neutral and sandy tones I was wearing.
What came to me at that moment was very clearly the message: “Walk with You.”
So, without worrying about time or if I would miss the bus, I immediately pressed the lift button to go back to my floor. Entering the house without delay, or thinking, but also without rushing, I took another lipstick to put on, checked the mirror and saw that it looked and felt harmonious. I took my backpack off, carefully slid the body-hugging sweater on and instantly felt warm and nurtured. Finally, I put on a different pair of sunglasses and the mirror reflection beamed back, “Boy oh boy, aren’t you cool?” I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.
As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.
There were no thoughts of anything other than the walk. Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did.
By Adele Leung, Fashion Stylist/Creative Director, Hong Kong
Further Reading:
A Delicious Breakfast Date With Myself
The Greatest Love is Within Me
Living religion: in every moment
From our sensitivity we may find the insights that reveals us how to move and lovingly care for ourselves in our daily life. No matter what.
A moment to stop and check how we actually feel is gold. Love this honesty and willingness to go there, with no pretending to be something else. It is ok being real and vulnerable or not having all the answers for all the situations we may live. It is ok allowing the space for ourselves to feel what’s the next step in honour of the beauty of who we are. Thank you Adele for sharing this intimate revelation with all of us
When we rush everything takes longer.
I love these moments
‘Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did.’
To me they show me that I’m not alone that there is a presence and that when I chose to be with myself this presence that I can feel opens up the space of the universe so that the magic of God can be seen and felt. We felt this naturally when we were children and to regain this sense again is very magical.
When we set a standard we should never drop below that quality as you have shared Adele, this is absolutely simplifying our lives, and what we get from walking is a forever evolving eminence we should always connect to.
This is a great commitment to make, to spend time building a relationship and connection with self.
Adele, I love what you are sharing in this article, it is beautiful to remember to come back to walking wth ourselves when we can feel that we have gone into rush or drive – coming back to our natural way of moving.
When we choose to walk with ourselves then we align with a greater purpose and life flows so much more smoothly – great to be reminded of this in the current rush we are surrounded with by Christmas.
“Walk With Me” – in walking with-myself I feel solid and steady in my body, in my moves and steps … and when I’m not walking with-myself can feel irritable and on shaky ground as if ready for a fall.
I love reading this. No matter what is going on in the world we can walk with ourselves in all we do, something I am learning to do and finding that it is possible.
Walking with ourselves, being with ourselves.. being in the same place and time as our bodies and not racing ahead, or stuck in thoughts about the past.. this supports our whole being and body to live harmoniously, solidly, steadily. Being aware of how we’re moving and feeling allows our inner quiet and steady confidence to unfold.
“As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.” I love walking with myself – feeling the connection and appreciation I have for me and nature all around me.
There is a lot and I mean A LOT of power in the way we work as there is a lot of harm. I have noticed how if I am walking even the smidgen of not being in my full power after having a reaction or issue come up for me, I end up feeling heavier and feeling the issue or tension gets magnified. And the opposite is also true if we walk in our power. All a choice in every moment.
Rushing to do anything or get anywhere always causes a disturbance in and around us, whereas when we walk with ourselves we can feel the harmony.
“There were no thoughts of anything other than the walk.” My mind is always actively thinking about what is going on around me .. so, I read this line while I was on the train and experimented with just walking with no thoughts on my way home. Its a good walk over 10mins. I was surprised how much I swayed to thinking. How much I feared looking stupid when in fact I was NOT truly walking with all of me and I was ‘walking with no thoughts’. I was withdrawing thinking I was free — I was not feeling my body. It was a new marker for me. You either walk in your full power OR you do not. I had to bring it to have no thoughts and feel my power.
Yes, Willem. I just need to be honest with myself about this disturbance, rather than pretending I can’t feel a thing.
How steady, precious and grounded life will be when we walk with ourselves… this is much to work on and be inspired by.
How we prepare and the care we take with it sets the foundation for the whole day. The details matter, because they form the quality of the whole- and when we’re solid and steady, we can bring so much more.
We can be in an intimate and nurturing place with ourselves and then suddenly get caught out by something like an idea that we might be late and just as suddenly that lovely connection is lost. I love that you chose to return home and reset yourself because otherwise the whole day could have been totally off key. Instead i can feel the sway of your hips and the joy of being in the world.
When we rush through life we miss bringing ourselves fully to each moment and something is always missed that must be revisited at a later stage.
It is so simple, so obvious and yet there is such an enormous power in such a simple process… as walking
What this blog signifies is the power of energy and the influence it has on us when we do not align with the true energy of who we are. And what’s more is that it is a choice we make in our movements hence the power of walking with you.
I love reading this blog, it is so powerful and it shows us how amazing we can feel when we choose to walk with ourselves instead of walking with rush, drive and contraction. We can feel how awful this is in our body when we choose to walk disconnected to our essence. Adele, you have also beautifully reminded me of how important it is to commit to spending quality time with myself. This sets the foundation for my day. Sometimes I do not do this and I then wonder why I don’t feel so great. So, when I get ready this morning, I will be more aware of the quality of my movements and my level of connection and care I take with myself.
That is why listening to your truth is so important.. it always leads to great results. Greater than anything imaginable.
So true Danna, it is so supportive to listen to our truth and allow ourselves to feel how we move either supports us or not and we can shift the energy and quality of how we move pretty much instantly.
Cool example.. showing that there is no need for rush, and definately we need to step into more space to move ourselves in during our day, like you did in this example. Love it!
When we allow time pressure of clock watching to dictate to us we don’t give ourselves space to be with ourselves.
Allowing ou rhythm to be dictated from within instead of all that is around us creates a spaciousness that not only feels amazing but allows for us to do so much more and with so much more ease then when we are caught in the wheel of time.
How important to have rituals in our day that support us in full to be in connection with ourselves to support us out in the world where that connection is being challenged on all fronts. I love the concept of seeing this time on the morning as a session with you.
When we walk in step with our essence we are moved by a vibration of love that maximises the space we are in with our godly quality and synchronicity, yet when we are driven to compete with time we are moved by a force that reduces us to achieving outcomes forgoing everything that we universally are and are here to live.
Beautifully expressed Carola, and we can feel the difference between the two examples you’ve shared. I know which one I would choose but sometimes I can slip back into feeling rushed and feeling I am competing with time, especially when I have disconnected from my essence and my body. This can happen very quickly when I drop my awareness and connection.
Such a delight to read your blog as if I can feel the spring in your steps when you walked out of the door this second time just being the precious woman you are.
What a powerful example of how truth works and that when we trust and walk from our truth, with who we are, we instantly are in rhythm that always supports us through life.
What an inspirational little story. When we give ourselves those moments of self-care we are able to call on them during the day to support us when things get hairy around us.
This piece supports me to consider more deeply how I prepare for the day and what level of anxiety I go into to when I get up in the morning and the constant raciness I feel.
Everything in life is a session with ourselves, anything less than this quality of love and care and things certainly get messy very quick. Thank you Adele for sharing how caring for us is in the quality of our every step.
Connecting with our body, and feeling ourselves with ourselves and not a fraction out through things such racing, rushing, panicking and so on… brings the quality aspect i love when i walk WITH me, not ahead or behind me but in-time and in space. Like when a clock comes in to strike upon the hour.
Beautiful Zofia – I agree that there is a far greater awareness of the spaciousness we are in, part of and responsibility we hold as to what quality we are bringing through to the space we are moving in.
What an amazing lesson Adele. Making life about care in a quality of connection and truth. The more this is held and lived the easier it is to come back to this foundation if it is appreciated.
Walking connected with myself feels very different to how I used to walk, disconnected and thinking about past or future events. Staying present and being aware of my body as I move brings a very diffferent feeling.
Walking every step fully present is the most wonderful commitment to life that we can make.
This level of beauty and presence and relationship is a joy to read Adele and very inspiring to me as a woman.
What a beautiful foundation and way to start your day, deeply connecting with yourself, ‘Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself.’
Being consciously present is very practical and everyday. When we have this as part of the foundation in which we live from, when we are out of this, we notice it straight away and can make adjustments so that we are able to return to our foundation.
I love the title of this blog and have felt the difference when I am walking with me rather than on a mission to complete something. What gets shown to me time and time again is the quality left in the work when I am with me and when I am not.
Such a beautiful example of the harmony we can engender when we honour ourselves.
“Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did.”- Although one may dismiss the fact that the bus arriving at the same time as Adele was a coincidence, my feeling and experience is that when we make the effort to connect with and honour our bodies, events during the day seem to flow and fall into place almost magically.
The immediate messages whether subtle or strong that come from my body are loud and clear at all times… sometimes it is easy to sense the messages and at other times not so easy but this simply exposes where I am at and my relationship to soul.
Walking with ourselves in conscious presence is indeed a very gorgeous and powerful way to walk, ‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’
What I have found is that time catches up in these situations. A reminder that everything that you need is given to you in each moment if you make connection the number one focus.
I can relate to running my body in the same raciness and panic as you have described, I notice that even on holidays, I do the same, I rarely, if ever allow myself to drop and just totally surrender, there is always this feeling of needing to rush.
I have recently had inserts in my shoes to correct my walking posture and it has been interesting to feel the impact of this realignment of my body and how often I still find myself not walking with me. All it takes is a moment of presence and then we can once again experience the joy of walking in connection with ourselves and the flow that comes from that.
Walking with ourselves – the best companion ever.
There is much to learn from your sharing Adele! I can relate to rushing to get somewhere on time and needing to return home to retrieve something important to take with me, in truth the importance really lies in us tasking ourselves with us!
Adele, this is very beautiful to read; ‘Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did.’ I know that if I have to go back into the house and I am later than usual then often I can rush and this always feels awful, I love how you put you first and your quality and walked with you, rather than putting what you had to do and the time as priority.
It is like swimming and pushing off the wall. The moment you miss doing the pushing off with all of you, the whole swim to the other end is compromised and does not flow like it could be. It is worth taking all the space that is needed to push off ( start the day) with the whole of you.
On Saturday I allowed the rush to come in as I left for work trying not to be late… what happened as I was going down the steps from my house, I went over my ankle and it was painful but it made me stop, and I realised I was in my head and not in my body! This is an old pattern of mine, that when I have to go somewhere I do not leave enough time to get there, so go into rush mode not to be late… and now it feels so very yucky and as my ankle has shown me, it harms my body….. I love how the body communicates with us – for it has much to tell.
It is Willem, how we start the day is how the rest of the day unfolds…. I love now spending time with myself in the morning, and the preparation I do for the day ahead, for example, I love to cook in the morning for the day ahead. This feels very nurturing to do.
Love to revisit this blog again, and be reminded to; Walk with you.
When we walk fully present with ourselves it is such a joy to be moving in that loving way and then every step we take is like a dance with our soul in union with heaven, and the next moment is confirmed.
How gorgeous Julie, my body is melting reading your comment.
Connecting to the universal flow is magical. The moment we connect to time, we are not ourselves anymore, as our mind is leading every movement. Everything asks you to be fast and productive in society instead of connected with your body. When we trust and allow, does even the bus come a little later- this is heaven’s magic playing out, when you stop and allow to connect to the over all flow of life. I love these “proofs” .
“Entering the house without delay, or thinking, but also without rushing, ….” I used to feel I had to rush to get everything done in my day – thinking about what I had to do – what I’d left undone – exhausting! Nowadays, even if I am running a little late, I don’t rush – and amazingly – or not- I seem to arrive on time and more importantly – with me.
Adele it just goes to show that when we are present and connected with what we feel, everything flows. We choose the right colours of makeup and clothes. How we style our hair etc. Feeling this harmony and connection with our body we are able to walk out in our day and into the world.
…and we don´t choose them for ourselves. Everyone sees and feels the quality, in which you put on your make up and clothes. We carry a responsibility in how we move, when we are with ourselves and then with others.Everything gets registered, everything is energy.
Our own choice to be consciously, fully present with ourselves and our body, in a way that you also choose to appreciate these moments with yourself, simply brings a joyous experience that can be held forever. Step away from the awareness of this joy and the essence of ourself we feel in these moments, and it can feel like an assault.
A great reminder Adele that paying attention to details is important in every step until completion, not just half or three quarters of the way and then expect everything to fall in alignment after we have lost focus.
I agree Suse, everything matters, every little detail.
It makes such a difference in my day when I allow myself the time and space to be with me in the morning and supports me to be more with myself and connected to my body the rest of the day.
It is always so beautiful the synchronicity in moments when we choose to just stay with ourselves when we move and have our whole body focussed on the task. The body feels a huge confirmation of that choice to walk with God with all of our nadis firing and alive, and everything aligns beautifully.
It is amazing to feel how when we move in honor of who we are, in connection to our Soul, we create space as we no longer allow ourselves to be owned, driven or limited by time. Instead we move with a steadiness, in the flow, knowing we already are where we are meant to be, with ourselves.
Brilliant Adele. We know when things are off but do we go back and start again? More often than not we don’t and then we lose energy and miss out, everyone misses out , the whole day starts off on the wrong foot. When you realigned to walk with you harmony was restored, beautifully confirmed by the bus and your arriving together.
Staying in touch with ourselves when we walk is an absolute revolution… We are so used to multitasking and not being fully present in any of the tasks, that to walk with conscious presence is a beautiful experience.
This is a great reminder it’s never too late to have time for ourselves so we go out into the world feeling beautiful.
Whenever we have moments like this of feeling disconnected all of what you have lived in the past is there to support (or not) with re-connecting. Living more connected with me in the day ensures that in such moments it is not long before I am back to myself again.
Everything is timely when we offer to us the space of fully being with ourselves
Adele, I can so relate to what you are sharing here; ‘For a moment I allowed panic to enter and started rushing and could feel I was no longer with myself’, when I do this it feels awful in my body, my legs get achy and I can feel how I disrupt everything and everyone around me, what I have found is that there is never a need to rush, that rushing only serves to cause dis-ease and that staying present and gentle is far more effective and a much more loving way to be for myself and all of those that I come into contact with.
Life flows when we walk with ourselves, thank you for this reminder Adele.
Never ever compromise on appreciation or adoration of yourself. It can be more supportive than anything in this world feeling your own love supporting you back.
I started out years ago by committing to certain tasks and times of the day to be fully present with myself – simple things such as being fully aware every time I took off my seat belt and every time I touched the door handle in my office. From there it became gradually building that so it becomes a normal every day part of my every day and every movement. I am not always fully aware all the time these days, but HUGELY more so than I used to be and the benefits are out of this world – literally.
Benefits include much more energy, vitality, awareness, focus, love and well-being. It is a fantastic investment and fun too.
I can wholeheartedly agree. The benefits are out of this world and it hurts by now, if I have a day, where I can´t keep the unity with me and my body as much as normal. Being with me and my body and not losing myself into thoughts is a huge YES to me- to what I bring in this world and is my job to reflect. What do people see, when they look at me- thoughts, or someone that truly meets them?!
To have this anchor with ourselves first and by being with ourselves in this way, sets the foundation for how we are with all others!
Amazing to see how changing your movements entirely changed your thoughts. Imagine leaving the house without stopping and reimprinting your morning? No doubt the thoughts would still resemble the rush and disharmony of the morning.
That commitment to yourself above everything else is inspiring to read. Every end result will be the same as the quality of the journey. So it’s worth making the journey one that feels lovely in our bodies.
Thank you Adele for sharing the power of personal intimacy a great learning.
Watching the clock or the time only halts us from our natural flow of movements from our bodies and the pace and rhythm in which they choose to move in. Surrendering to this flow creates space and the day just glides like a rhythmic symphony. It is only when we push against this flow that we feel stuck and we are then faced with difficulties that hold us back and we get locked into stress and rigidity.
I’m so noticing how I can put myself in the anxiety of a spin with the fear of being late, of just missing something, of things going out of control! Recently I got lost in a field and was 20 minutes late to a meeting that I’d have been on time with had I just walked with me.
It sounds as though everything constellated in your favour the moment you stopped rushing – there was space to attend to everything harmoniously and even the bus cooperated!
Do we take detailed care of our bodies and nuture ourselves in the precise way needed in everyday life? This is well worth considering for our body is a temple and serves us in our every expression – it is we who sabotage and hamper its activity.
This reminds us of how important movement is. No matter what is going on and what is running through our minds, we can always reconnect to the quality we know is truly who we are in our bodies in our movement which for some can be through a simple walk. A simple part of living responsibility is making this a daily lived practise.
A great example Adele of not putting time and the day before the quality of being with you. Nothing should ever come before honouring and cherishing ourselves. We must make how we live never based on giving our power away to an ideal or belief of what we think we ought to be or do. The moment we do that we are allowing life to enter and negatively affect us.
sometimes it is really good to observe what rushing does to us… Some people it is anathema to any stillness and connection with self… And once we realize this it is a powerful ally of internal awareness
Our presence is powerful beyond measure – let us each live with movements that are wholly ‘us’ and we will know this fact.
I loved what you have shared Adele, it is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes, I will walk with me today, thank you.
There is a lot to be learnt from this blog, as I for one can certainly relate to the rushing out the door to work. When I do this I am left feeling a bit incomplete or incongruous at the start of the day, with the care given when getting dressed being out of sync compared with the rush to get makeup on or pack my bag. I also loved the idea that bed making etc can be time to devote for you. I hadn’t thought of this before, as my bed making is a ritual I enjoy but will now add the focus of it being time to dedicate to be with me.
Beautiful Adele and a lovely sharing of much importance in our daily lives as is the importance of your daily walk to the world.I t has been my foundation throughout my life and connecting with myself and through Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine this has changed dramaticially. Our Quality in every moment really does make a difference with everything and the flow of life and magic comes from this as you share so simoply .
I love your sharing of how you prepare for your day, I am inspired to bring more intimacy to my daily rhythm thank you for sharing yourself openly Adele.
A great reminder – when we walk the true us, our every step is glorious
Adele, this is beautiful and a great way to be in life, “Walk with You.” I will take this with me into my day, thank you.
Adele I am inspired by your level of detail, in every moment, the opportunity to recalibrate and restore connection and how loving and harmonious that feels. For everyone on the bus, the space around, and out to the stars, the quality is felt.
This shows us that we have fallen for a lie – that rushing is getting us somewhere sooner. Whilst the only thing it does is makes us feel very tired.
What a beautiful example of how bringing presence to what we do brings us back into the natural flow and rhythm of life.
What a great sharing Adele. I love how you share the enormous difference you felt when being with yourself. That secure, steady and vulnerable is actually what we need to connect to and release.
Today I needed to walk a few extra miles due to a breakdown in the rail system on my way to work. At first I was feeling a bit apprehensive as the clothes I was wearing would not support the length of the journey. As soon as I nominated that this was holding back my decision to walk with me, it became a moment of appreciation that one mishap was a sign to slow down and just enjoy walking me!
Great to re read and remind myself that time is not leaving us behind but is walking with us.
I have used rushing as an excuse for so much disconnection within me- this hasn’t ever helped me, its an awful feeling in my body in fact. I am understanding more and more why it feels so bad too
It is the simplicity of just being that we all so desperately miss, and yet ironically work hardest to avoid. In that simple statement lies the core reason for so many of society core problems. Of course, one cannot then simply say this and do it and all is healed. Life is not that simple, even though its core is based on simplicity. And so, believe it or not, it actually takes a lot of hard work, and a willingness to unravel all that we have been sold in order to come to the profoundness of that simple truth.
The solidness is felt in your words, very inspiring to read how you went back to complete how you had started your day and to not drop the quality in anyway but commit to what you feel inside you and reflect this by walking you. Awesome Adele.
Most of us walk every day no matter what even if it is around the house. So to bring such a focus on something that is as simple as walking you start to realise how checked out we can be. Being able to feel our body, not just on a physical level but from a quality within starts to change everything. Keeping present in what we do is such a great thing to practice.
I have a similar routine every morning I make my bed with care as I know that it is that care that I will come back to that night that will support me to sleep deeply. I then have a shower and spend ages pampering my body, I love to look after myself this was not something I ever did before attending presentations of Natalie Benhayon. Natalie supports all women to come back to their natural way of being and I am enjoying this return very much, it was way over due.
Any time I do ‘not feel harmonious with’ what I am doing, it is so simple to stop and go back to re-imprint the same as you have shared Adele, and the difference it makes in my day is palpable.
There is such joy in your blog Adele; it oozes out of every word. When we live in harmony with ourselves it is so obvious when something is ‘off’ and there is no way we can ignore it – well we can but it is usually very uncomfortable when we do. And as you have shared once you honour the knowing that something needs addressing everything falls effortlessly into place, and even the bus arrives when you are ready and not before.
I often find if I break my morning routines in any way I can completely lose myself in the bustle of the day and generally end up out of sorts and exhausted at the end of the day. So making a stop and getting back in rhythm is the best thing to do as you have shown us here Adele.
Hearing or being told to ‘walk with you’ sounds like a simple thing and that it is happening every moment you walk. Once you start to realise and connect with our core essence our Soul do we start to feel the real you. So walking with you is actually a connection within that is so strong, powerful and uncompromising that when you do walk from this place you get to understand why someone would say that. Feel this within than expressing it out from your body.
‘Walk with you’, what a great message to receive, as when we are not walking with us, who IS walking us…
The super ‘cool’ thing…even more than what you looked liked that day 😉 was the fact you made yourself and the quality you were in more important than any outside influence. When we are in rhythm time is always on our side.
Now that’s what I call a true Power Walk.
How important it is to walk in our full power so that it is felt by everyone, as Adele has done, it is so simple to go back and re-imprint, I have also found the same simplicity in returning to our divine connection.
It is very empowering to make the choice to stop being in the energy of rushing and take a moment to be fully with oneself again, and thus to self nurture as the body calls for.
“What came to me at that moment was very clearly the message: “Walk with You.”
Many times I have stepped out the door in the morning in a rush to beat the morning traffic only to realise I am totally not with myself, racy and anxious only to have to come back again to myself because I know if I don’t things won’t flow and I will be exhausted at the end of the day. Walk with you, is good to keep in mind in the morning preparation for work.
I agree Kevin, and it helps when we have built a rhythm that supports us when we go to bed because that initiates how we feel in the morning.
What a gorgeous confirmation of the importance and the joy of nurturing ourselves all the way.
When we choose to walk in the fullness of who we are, we emanate a strength and confidence that is beautiful in its certainity and clarity. It feels amazing and other people can feel its amazing – sometimes they cannot take their eyes off you as they can’t quite figure out what it is they are seeing, but they can certainly feel there is something different. Just as you are describing here Adele.
This is an amazing example of why self love is so important. The universe waits for it. We miss so much when we don’t stop and allow the time for ourselves. And rushing is always a great game to make us feel like we are not worth it. I love your example of the difference you felt when you took the time for yourself. This is a very inspiring message to us all.
Beautiful Adele, it shows us that if we truly surrender to our inner-heart, we will see it all works out.
Our walk is the reflection of how we are ‘walking’ through life.
When we bring our full attention to the smaller things in our day, and how much we are willing to take care of ourselves, we are supported in ways, sometimes beyond our imagination. The depth of care we take is always reflected back to us in our daily lives, whether that is at work, at home, in our relationships or in any situation we may find ourselves in, and will determine how our day is going to play out.
‘There were no thoughts of anything other than the walk’. Sounds powerfully and confirming…..When I walk those thoughts do still creep in and distract me from my walk!
This blog is such a wonderful example of a woman who is nurturing and cherishing herself. So often to we do not take care of the little things but it is only through taking care of the little things that we will be able to take care of the bigger things in our lives.
‘ Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did.’ I love how it works when we are with ourselves and are not attached to time.
It is never of late to re-imprint but the sooner we catch our-selves from being disconnected as Adele has shared the easier it is to reconnect to our essence.
Walking in presence is such a joy and something available to us all of the time.
except of course in our sleep 😉
This blog inspires us to be aware of the times when we choose to rush, how it creates disharmony and the rushing doesn’t necessarily make a difference to how much faster we get from A to B but sometimes it actually slows us down as well as leave a trail of disharmonious energy.
A beautiful confirmation of the choices we can make in our lives to be with ourselves and make space allowing the flow and harmony to blossom and not the rush panic and disarray than can otherwise take over and become a way of living.
Listening and honouring our bodies and all we are simply allows harmony from within to flourish and grow.
“What came to me at that moment was very clearly the message: “Walk with You.”” — Adele i love this message, and is the same as when you’re with another person too — i was with a work friend, and they were walking a fraction faster than me yet we are still having conversation… the fraction gap felt so huge and when i said for them to slow down, gently touching their arm [they did not realise their speed] .. and ‘to be with me’, when they did, not only did that change everything for myself, but also for them too as we then both felt the harmony of walking [and working] together, being with each other, in time.
We have this amazing vehicle being our bodies, that feel everything and come with us everywhere we go in whatever we are doing, so you would think there would be more consideration and attention to being with this divine body in all of its glory. After all, it is the key to everything that we need and are.
A very beautiful blog reminding us that, the impulse behind our choices affects not only the quality of that choice, but also its outcome. When we are ‘with ourselves’ feeling connected to our inner essence, our choices will be very different to when we are dis-connected, thinking only about what we have to do that day. Our focus is then on something else and we’re leaving our selves behind in all the choices we’re making, until re choose to re-connect.
What we have to do is never more important than how we feel–of course how we feel depends on our daily choices too. But rushing towards a goal, we have effectively left ourselves behind, the most important element of doing is first, us, our quality.
It’s amazing what happens when we rush beyond what our body can handle, we start to get ahead of ourselves and drop things, forget things, become wonky – and this is all a blessing showing us we are not with ourselves!
Adele I simply love the reminder to walk with me and be all that I am, no matter what has gone on this is the key to everything.
Any hint of rushing is a sign we are not connected with our body.
This is so, so true Vicky. Sometimes it feels like it is difficult to get out of this rushing energy once you are in it. But it is always possible to put a stop to it by simply choosing to reconnect. Just like how Adele so beautifully shared with us.
Adele its a great reminder that when we stop, put ourselves first and walk with us, everything flows. With our concious presence we are moving in a true movement, time and space expands..
Many moments in my life I do not feel harmony and flow of what is within and what is on the outside. It is not to seek for perfection but to be aware of this situation and to express it. Observing the power of simply taking another movement when possible back towards this flow is also inspiring and a marker I can remind myself on.
Joseph I see it as an every day opportunity to appreciate again how deep the love i am until I do not need to make this choice and simply move in this Love in full.
I love the way you describe the intimate self-relationship you have Adele, it reminds me how gorgeous, supportive and strong we can feel. When you understand that life is a result of two qualities of energy and that one relentlessly resists this Loving vibration – it makes a lot of sense that rushing, emotions and frustration come in, to our day to day life. The key I feel you beautifully outline here is not to get upset or annoyed but just to lovingly come back to the quality you are in the first place.
It’s amazing what happens to support us back when we truly honour ourselves and others in a moment. I had a moment last night – after simply appreciating others I could feel a quality in my body that was showing me a level of confirming appreciation for who I am, as I am. These are moments of grace to be deeply appreciated.
There is a great message here in that we need not leave ourselves in any situation, even if we conceive that there is no time to be present with ourselves. There is always time to be present with ourselves, and in fact this creates more time as you have so beautifully displayed. We do not need to give ourselves over to the clock.
Those moments when we spot our ‘absence’ from ourselves and honour them, in this case, pressing the lift button and returning home to take the extra care over final preparations for the day, are the moments of tenderness and respect that re-write our relationships with ourselves. This is a heart warming article to read.
I am inspired Adele, I will be much more intimate with how I dress and prepare for my day and then follow that up with a walk that has a true purpose and that shall be a simple start for my day. So while I am at the retreat in Vietnam I will bring all of me to everything I can, to the best of my ability. Not that a retreat should make any difference but I am here and I feel that I can deepen my connection if I make some simple changes along the line of what you have shared.
Your words remind me, Adele, of just how quickly and subtlety energy can come in that is stressful and anxious. We can end up walking around in this quality all day, when all we need is to come back to our body and move the way that is true.
” I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.” Love this Adele, there is an absolute knowing in our bodies that something no longer feels harmonious yet these are choices that we typically over rule as we get swept into our daily schedules. So we when we step out of this box, listen to our bodies and change our movements, its a powerful confirmation when we honour how we truly feel.
“Walking with me” Is so important, I can shift how I feel, my perspective, I can claim my power and grace through walking my walk. Breathe, step out, with a body awareness and enjoy.
Adele this is beautiful and an amazing reminder of the care taken with oneself lovingly and the enormous difference and marker this makes. Life then opens up and the appreciation and knowing from within takes over with our presence and joy. Walking is an amazing marker for simply being with ourselves and can bring us back to who we really are with simplicity ease and shine. I love the way lipstick and glasses can either feel right or not for it is in the little details that we can feel so much and allows the harmony flow and contentment.
Adele the concept of walk with me seems super simple yet it’s amazing how often I’m not actually walking with me and it’s really lovely to re-connect to this and bring much more care and quality to how I walk. I notice when I’m not feeling spot on I have that awareness, so really my question is will I make that commitment 24/7?
Sounds like there could be little sleep walking if it is 24/7?
Your commitment to spending intimate time ‘with’ yourself each morning, deepening your relationship with you, offers a gorgeous reflection of how simple it can be to make choices in our lives that support us to be and live who we truly are, bringing all of us to everyone else.
Loved connecting with you and your blog again this morning, Adele.
‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’
When we walk ‘with’ our selves it certainly does feel so different, as though in every step we are not just with ourselves, but with everything and everyone.
Beautiful. I definitely have moments of ‘walking with me’… I wonder if I appreciate and honour them enough?
Great to read this again this morning . I am aware of the deepening that is happening in my relationship with myself and this just inspires me to stay with it and not fall back into old ways of disregard. Thank you Adele.
This is a real lesson for me as I have even rushed out the door without brushing my teeth which effected me to the point of having to buy a tooth brush when i had something to eat. Living in London I sometimes rush to beat the traffic in the mornings and 10 minutes can make all the difference. The consequences of leaving the house in this state, is just not worth it for it takes the flow out of the entire day until the momentum has been stopped.
I can totally relate to that Kevin being in the rhythm of Hong Kong. What is a collective rhythm but the momentum allowed and followed by everyone of us? Your awareness of the situation and stopping to buy the toothbrush to not further disregard, wow, inspirational. And thank you.
An example of what starts to happen if we make life about time instead of about our movements and being present, great you caught this so quickly and re-imprinted it with a more loving energy, ‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’
What an amazingly magical re-start to the day you had Adele, I also feel when I take the time not to rush things this is how my day just flows with everything fitting into place.
It is wonderful how we can feel harmony return in our bodies when we come back and connect withourselves in presence.
It is beautiful to feel how confirmed we are when we make the choice to follow what feels true in our bodies. Even when it is for something as small and simple as changing the colour of your lipstick. It is these little details that when paid attention to and acted upon, enable us to deal with the bigger and more complex things in our lives when they happen without hesitation and with little or no anxiety, as there is already a solid foundation built from previously confirming ourselves in the details.
I love how you share that, yes, some mornings we may be a bit distracted, leaving us a little short in the love and care we show ourselves getting ready for the day, however, just as it is so easy to allow the distraction to come in, it’s equally effortless to choose to re-connect, without reacting and without missing the bus ☺
My partner and I recently spent 3 weeks away from home, and got into a rhythm of going for a short walk in the morning and evening. What I found is this totally transformed our communication and way of relating. It was like the steps ironed out any disharmony. Any misunderstanding could not last and without fail we got to see exactly how we both felt in our body. It sounds so simple, and easy to implement yet that’s my experience of how true things are. All we need to do, as you show Adele is live this simplicity now.
Love what you have shared Joseph, it simply shares the power of walking and that in that space how our expression open up and makes the magic of connection flow between two people.
Beautiful Joseph, something this simple can blow so many ideals out the window, like dinner dates and weekends away, the constant need to make time for each other, when all along it is the consistency of these simple movements that feeds the purest quality of love & connection into every area of our lives.
What a beautiful blog, I love how when you realised those last moments of rushing felt so ‘wrong’ in your body after the love and care you had adorned yourself with, so much so, that you chose to return home to finish off getting ready for the day, with love, with you.
The more connected I am to my true self the more connected I am to everyone else for how can I connect to anyone else if I am not connected to myself – who is then connecting to whom?
This is so true, I love how you brought in the humour here, I am left with a big smile on my face.
Thank you Lorraine although it is a bit more of an ouch than a ha ha!
It can be felt in the workplace how so many people come in after rushing, attending to children, a big night out or having slept in and then feel like they are not really there. Retracing your steps with purpose Adele and in connection with ‘you’ proved that time was not the enemy and if we ever get caught up in a race against time, taking a moment to stop, breathe and re-connect is all that is needed to change the momentum threatening to hold you captive for the rest of the day.
Adele, I love how you have this regard for yourself, that you love yourself enough to walk with you and make sure you are warm and that you feel your lovely self and that is above anything else and as a result everything else falls into place, very beautiful.
It was an absolute joy to read your blog, Adele. It made me smile. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
I love this blog and am sure i will come back several times to feel the power and joy when we allow Harmony to rule and how this we can do in every little thing in everyday life.
Thanks for sharing this, Adele. Likewise, when I put into practise a way of being which is determined by the gentle quality of my movements first and foremost, the day seems to flow and there is no stress or anxiousness. When I loose this connection to myself and my body, I am at the mercy of what is going on outside of me, and time takes over.
Adele there is certainly deep purpose in making time for ourselves. Giving ourselves the space to honour and appreciate. Then when you walk out into the world – you reflect to humanity that it is OK to self love, that it helps us expand and others expand. By taking care of you, you are saying that you want to have the responsibility to empower others to take care of themselves.
To feel that you can come back to honouring yourself so beautifully Adele shows the solid foundation you must have within yourself lived and confirmed each day. Our loving rituals are the things that hold us most in challenging times.
That’s magic, sheer magic. You retraced your steps, made time to attend to all the details, everything constellated beautifully and you weren’t even late!
It is a beautiful conformation to read this and to know for myself when I take care of myself space opens up beautifully time expands and there is a flow to life coming from within .
Everything about every moment in the day when living in loving connection with us then becomes about everything loving and true in service to and with others. Nobody misses out and the space this brings is magical. This blog is a powerful reminder of how easy it is to add to the stillness in the world rather than the chaos. Thanks Adele.
Gorgeous reflection for us all, when we stay with ourselves we stay with the moment, giving us the time and the space we need in true blessing of the divinity that we truly are.
The lovely warmth and solidness I feel in my body when I walk in presence and with myself vs the tension and hardness when I walk to fight time, stressed and not at all with myself, is like day and night.
Adele just coming back to your blog re-connects me with the importance of walking, standing, typing, eating and doing everything with me. Whilst I am at a busy trade show it shows whats most important is my quality not how quickly i do everything, meeting each person and that can only start if I am at ease and walking with me.
If I was to walk with me with full conscious presence I would never feel lonely and feel the support that is always with us if we are connected with ourselves.
I believe it was Leonardo da Vinci who said that “time stays long enough for those who use it.“ These few words have had a huge impact on me – it’s not just about rushing to get things done, but to looking after ourselves, as you write here Adele.
This was so great to read this morning after going into a bit of rushing before leaving the house. As I walked to get the tram I realised how there was no need to have rushed and I considered why I then went into it. I knew I was about to go into an important meeting and I started rushing to get out the door by a certain time after being in a beautiful and yummy flow up until that point. What I realised is that the rushing that kicked in is like a default mechanism that I’ve relied on for so long – especially when it comes to getting prepared for something significant. If I get nervous and anxious I will diminish my power… so it comes back to simply that – the responsibility we choose or avoid (in my case) which then determines how deeply loving we are with ourselves and everybody else.
The impact of bringing our attention to these small details can be enormous, in the same way that ignoring them can have the equal and opposite effect. We should never underestimate or dismiss the significance of such details.
When I get knocked off, I usually observe what it is that affects me. This allows me to see my pictures, patterns and expectations and life is asking me to deepen my own foundation to remain even more steady and to further let go of such pictures and protection.
Yes, it is a beautiful and continual learning process when we are open to letting go.
I love the picture that accompanies this important blog – movement is everything and in the photo I feel a gorgeous quality it is beautiful to behold.
It’s a very small thing, but important: your talking about not putting the sweater reminded me that sometimes I carry my coat out of the door meaning to put it on later. It doesn’t save any time, it means I get cold, and putting it on before I open the front door is way more nurturing.
Adele I had an experience yesterday where I felt a bit “off” not quite my self so went on a walk and appreciated all that I am, in a few moments the entire feeling in my body had changed, The power of walking with me is quite amazing.
Its interesting how when one little thing is not right it can make everything else feel not right. It’s also interesting that we let these things pile up instead of stopping to make the adjustments needed. This blog was very inspiring Adele and talks to me about how to let go of the habit I still have to rush.
Beautiful Adele so honouring and loving to take the moments to prepare oneself lovingly and walk honouring all you are and what a difference these choices make being with oneself rather than rushing and being out of sorts and the effects of this on one’s life and with everyone else also.
Loved rereading this Adele. Very inspired to really fully spend time with me.
What a beautiful sharing Adele; you are taking you with you, wherever you go. And to be able to do that, you support yourself lovingly every moment, and in everything you do in the morning. What a difference to just racing through all the daily chores/routines, and making them a ritual, a ritual that strengthens and confirms who you are. So many of us have fallen for the rushing and racing around, and all it achieves is that we feel beside ourselves and stressed and tense. It does take a real commitment to choose to break the rushing habit, but the rewards are clearly there to feel and see.
For some, this super awesomeness that is felt with yourself may be very odd and a bit out there. It is after all extremely rare for people to live with such love and holding of themselves yet it is the most gorgeous thing we could ever ask ourselves for.
It is beautiful how this ‘initimate’ way you have developed Adele, made it so clear when things were not right. For so many of us, we might continue to walk on regardless. Like warning signs that appear right in front of your eyes, it is possible to ignore and stay locked away in our head during the day. I love how this intimacy you describe unlocks life and brings our care, awareness, and attention to the smallest things we see. This is when we start to understand we are divinely supported, every day, every moment.
Feeling in the flow with how I dress, how I choose to look each day is a reflection of how I feel about myself, and so it is with great care I choose to start the day lovingly with myself.
Adele, I love these words, ‘Walk with me’, these are great to remember in my day to day, not to leave myself, rush and be ahead of myself, but to stay with me no mater what, I have noticed that there is never a need to rush that it never works out, it is not with the flow of the universe and so I always end up getting hurt, exhausted, stuck in traffic – the list goes on, if I stay with myself, present in my body, life flows.
Devotion to our living truth is a worthy commitment each and every day.
I love the fact that you did a take two Adele and this shows what a difference it can make to re-set yourself.
Adele this is beautiful and a real inspiration to take the time for being with oneself in every moment and the space and flow this allows in our lives. The feeling inside of settlement when walking this way with appreciation and loving everything is so lovely and warming inside espcially after taking the time to gently shower and dress up warm on these very cold winter mornings and be snug as a bug within ones self before entering the freezing cold conditions and this is very nurturing.
I totally agree that when I move with as much presence as I can bring there is a great sense of safety and confidence that I feel that I will be prepared to respond to whatever life brings.
I also love the early hours in the morning that I have to myself before I go to work. I love a hot shower as it warms up my body and stay in the shower for as long as I feel too. With my body all warmed up for the day ahead and prepared ( my feet love a gentle massage with cream after my shower), I begin also with the practicalities of dressing and break-fast etc with no rushing at all and feels great to nourish myself like this in the morning which is a great foundation for the day ahead.
‘Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself. I devote my attention to being with myself entirely when I make my bed, do my makeup, brush my teeth, get dressed, cook and have breakfast etc’. I love Adele how you show us what intimacy with ourselves looks like in the every day practical things….
Moving in connection with ourselves can change an entire day… when we are in harmony within, we will naturally be in harmony with all that comes our way.
I am more aware than ever of late, that rushing does nothing but stress me out and I feel so many holdups happen! I am given to consider recently how we all feel we need to rush for appointments, work or dates of some kind. Then I think to myself we are all one so who are we trying to please who are we late for? I also realize this is simplifying the situation too much and there is a level of natural respect and consideration for those we work and play with to respect their time restraints also.
Staying in the flow of life requires us to be always attentive to these sort of impulses and feelings Adele. What you show is how beautifully life re-orders itself around us, even when we have to correct our course. I love the way all works and how confirmed we always are in a choice made towards love.
When we connect to who we truly are we are connecting to the universe and to walk this is a healing for everyone.
Yes, when we are walking in rhythm with ourselves we are in rhythm with the universe and life flows and we are on ‘time’ in space. There is a feeling of grace and beauty when this is happening which feels lovely.
If we are solid within ourselves life flows and constellates around us without effort.
I love how you didn’t stop to hesitate and go back into your apartment. Just knowing in yourself that how you’d left the first time didn’t feel right and you honoured that. That is something to be really appreciative about. To go back and to reimprint how you’d left and knowing how you entered the rest of your day was not going to feel supportive and that trumped everything.
Time is not a factor when I am in a rhythm, and moving with purpose, There is a clarity to each movement which then leads to the next and it feels very supportive, even choosing what to wear is effortless and reveals itself without the wardrobe dilemma that can happen when rushed in the morning, time seems to expand in accordance to what is needed.
I have found that when I am present with me that things unfold in such a beautiful way but sometimes I rush as I perceive that there may not be enough time. In these moments I have lost the trust in myself and God to actually give me what is truly needed.
Punctuality I feel has a lot to do with my rhythm for when I allow myself to not go into rushing mode time flows and magic happens all around me. Thank you Adele, what you have shared makes so much difference for me because when I slow down life just flows.
‘because when I slow down life just flows’, awesome sharing Greg and something I have also experienced.
Love that you share your message Adele, which of course is a message and invitation for us all to: Walk with ourselves….. because when we do we feel safe and solid just like you described and it is this that is priceless.
A great example of the magic that occurs when you stay with yourself, honour what you feel and do so understanding it is for everyone else in the end.
When something doesn’t feel right it is impossible to relax and be yourself, it is important not to rush and feel that stillness being with ourselves, otherwise we are constantly trying to catch ourselves up.
So cool, showing us that we are so true whatever we do when we listen to our heart. And that even things will work out if we allow to surrender to this truth instead of the demands of life.
Most beautifully expressed with every word being strongly felt. How very powerful and solid it is to choose in every moment to be fully there and part of the all.
Gorgeous blog. When we don’t bother to address those feelings that something is ‘wrong’ we let ourselves carry that underlying discomfort with us so it could pop up at any given opportunity. Awesome to undo and redo, so to speak and start afresh, feeling great with ourselves and allow that feeling to inform our following choices.
What a gorgeous supportive morning routine Adele, a beautiful self loving routine that sets your foundation for the day. Your responsibility and commitment to walking and being with yourself is inspiring, thank you.
I love how having a way of living that is based on what is most natural for us can show so clearly when we make a choice which is not made in this way and allow us the opportunity to make different choices.
When we are not fully with ourselves our movements do indeed feel all wrong, yet you have described so beautifully Adele all we need to do is change our movements to bring ourselves back to our fullness.
Honouring your feelings and your precious self is what makes your movements align in harmony with the Universe.
The bus arriving at the same time as you did, Adele, exemplifies the fact that when we walk with our self the Universe walks with us.
The other day I did a double shift and in my tea break I went for a walk. It was so lovely to just feel me as I walked and then when I returned I was able to bring that beauty to the rest of the shift.
And with a heavenly applause Adele left the building.
Made me giggle a little bit.
Super supportive blog to identify the gaps we see as normal to get through the day.
Beautiful Adele, I love this, that the bus came just as you were ready, I find this happens, that if I am connected with myself then life flows, I meet the person I need to speak to just at the right time, it is magic and never ceases to amaze me, it is also true the other way round, if I’m rushing and disconnected with myself then I never make the bus, or meet the person I need to speak to, everything feels hard and complicated.
This is gorgeous Adele, ‘Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself.’ My understanding is when we commit to building an intimate relationship with ourselves we are at the same time developing the quality in how we relate to others too. If we want our relationships to be harmonious and loving, the best place to start is with ourselves. Your blog really highlights the importance of this for me.
I love the title. That plus the photo make quite an impact. Do I walk with me? Not all the time but I know what it is like when I do and so I am committed to more of it.
Everything seems to fall into place when we take the time to connect to ourselves
Spot on Joe, beautifully and simply said… life is very confirming when our choices are truly honouring of that connection, things just work out.
The difference between rush and disregard and respectful self-care and purpose, along with the space and grace that the latter provides. Thank you, Adele.
“I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.” I so love this and loved that you took the time to walk with yourself, every step of the day, and then shared it with us all.
Adele, years ago I never considered that having an intimate moment with myself was as simple as a gentle walk, gentle exercise, having a nurturing bath or just sitting and feeling my own gentle breath. Nowadays I take the time to do all of these things (not at the same time of course!) with not a drop of guilt or a feeling that I should be doing something else, something ‘useful’, which I feel is a trap that many of us, especially women, fall into. It is only since finding Universal Medicine that I have come to my senses, all six of them (!) and am beginning to put my first which is the only way to reflect to the rest of us that it is okay to STOP and FEEL.
Over the last week I have felt the return to developing rituals in the morning and evening which i find very supportive – it’s amazing that we have so much available to us through our choices and movements.
I have started to do the same Michael. Bringing it back to basics, doing something that will support me, something simple done consciously to bring myself back to me, and that includes one thing that I appreciate about myself too. Building on the seemingly small things all supports us in living the bigger picture, in other words, God’s plan on earth.
I love how even though you took the time to return to your home and to complete the self care that you had realised you needed to do, that you weren’t late for the bus; it arrived when you did. It is a great example of how when we make a self loving choice the space opens us for it to be completed and for us to continue on our way with no delay; something I have learned from my own experience and have appreciated immensely.
I find walking so powerful and healing and is something that we tend to undervalue and appreciate its importance of in our lives. It is a key part of my day and whenever I do not have even a small walk and moment with me it is a foundational part of my life I feel is lacking. Suddenly like a house on sand, I feel myself sinking into life so to speak. Even the small moments like putting on your lip stick and being present with you are no different, they form foundations that assure that we can remain connected and present throughout our day.
Imagine that we can bring ourselves back by connecting and being more with ourselves in everything we do, so we become are own healers.
Just love the idea of a session with your self, given by your self – a practitioner that is always on hand whenever you need them and who knows you intimately as to what supports, what appreciates and what your weaknesses are. So simple.
In moments when it feels like my body needs some extra care, it makes sense to be even more present in my movements.
There are many layers and lessons in this lovely blog. One for me is that when we are caught up in the rush or busy-ness of life we lose our connection with ourselves and in that we disconnect from our ability to truly read life and feel it energetically which only leads to trouble.
Andrew that is so true, I often aim to bring a focus and presence to my movements only then I will bring a deeper level of care to how I walk and realise that I’d gone into auto pilot for a few hours, day or so on. However thats only when I let busy-ness creep in.
Leting go of pictures and the constraints of time allows us to surrender to the magic of our bodies and the divine where time does not exist only the space that is needed for the flow of life.
‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’ How healing is presence and movement? True Universal Medicine
It is incredible the journey that I too have walked in returning to my connection with myself and how I do things. Something where in the mornings I would jump up have a quick shower chuck on some clothes to running out the door and getting to where I am going to just on time. I have never liked being late but wouldn’t give myself any time or space just to enjoy the process. This changed dramatically once being inspired by Universal Medicine teachings. Now like you a time in the morning is cherished and continues to deepen. But when I let time become a factor and I don’t give myself space I immediately feel the tension and anxiousness that takes over and I dis-connect to my steady being within.
I can absolutely concur Natalie, how powerful is the consistent thread of this morning ritual, the steadiness that ripples out into ones day and brings appreciation right back into its lived expression.
A great reminder to stay present and connected and how awesome it feels to live ‘me’ for each of us.
I love this message, it is inspiring to contemplate, I could walk more with me, cook more with me, interact with more of me….. It is an endless and ever deepening process.
I love this blog, it has stayed with me and reminded me when getting ready to not settle for anything else.
It really is as simple of walking with our every step. Where else would we want to be?
I love this simple reminder Adele not to allow any rush to take over in our day as we easily lose the connection with ourselves and miss feeling the quality in anything we do.
There is so much honouring and self love in this blog i am totally inspired. Thank you Adele.
I often feel tension creep into my body when I feel the amount of things that need to be done in my day…but by breaking the day down into moments and being with myself in each moment is an enormous support to releasing that tension. I am learning to “walk with myself” more consistently and this is making a huge difference to how I handle life.
I have felt in similar situation the magic of things coming together once I have stopped an ill momentum.
Whatever is going on – be it the clock master ticking or a disruption to our rhythm, feeling a little less sparkly from with-in, choosing to walk with ourselves consciously aware of our bodies as we move, the fall of our feet, the movement of hips, the way our bodies feel and breathing our own breath is the most simple yet amazing way to feel complete and organised and prepared for what is next.
Spot on as usual Adele. I Love the clarity that you share your experiences and learning with us. I appreciate how much I learn from reading your blogs.
Adele I’ve been noticing the difference with how I walk, when I walk with me, when I walk with the awareness of the quality of energy and way in which I walk vs walking to get somewhere. It completely changes my day. So simple yet something that I also feel I don’t appreciate the power and significance of in my moment to moment living.
When we live in each moment rather than rushing through each moment there is so much space, and time sets us free from its’ constant demands! Lovely sharing, Adele.
I love this blog as in life these things are often seen as irrelevant or just the way it is but these seemingly small things do have a huge impact on how we feel in the day.
I love coming back to this blog, Adele, as it is such a clear reminder of how easy it is to dishonour ourselves in the little micro choices we make throughout the day, but also how simple it can be to re-connect and re-join ourselves with love and care.
It is so important to take that little bit of extra care which in turn has such a huge effect on the rest of our day. Thank you for highlighting this Adele.
Inspiring, how you caught and stopped yourself rushing, and then as you walked to the bus stop, ‘every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’
“As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.”
I have the same experience, Adele.. Walking, moving, working with being me is vitalising and empowering me. To clock, where we are away from ourselves, what distracts us from being us is the most effective way to come back , surrender and step into our true power again.
Gorgeous article Adele, I love this, ‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’ This feels amazing, I have noticed that if I’m in a rush and I choose to stop rushing and come back to me and being gentle and present with myself this feels very powerful and I realise that there is never a need to rush, that it is always disturbing and never achieves anything.
Sometimes I fall for an old tried and tested coping mechanism – distracting myself from feeling a little apprehensive about what is next in my day by losing myself in the distraction of rushing or being late. Yes this distracts me from thinking about the meeting I’m not sure I will handle but I know if I carry on this way when I arrive, I’ll be all over the place. So now I notice how I’ve set myself up for being late, being tired or whatever and ask myself what’s up, what am I worried about? Once I begin by accepting me no matter what the outcome I start to feel more myself and return to an inner confidence that lets me be in a way that covers all eventualities. There is so much more to deepen with this.
I love what you are saying here, Karin… that accepting ourselves and remaining connected covers all eventualities.
In your sharing I feel the space and solidness you are describing as an amazing foundation for the rest of your day and it meeting you must have been a blessing for all the people you’ve met that day.
I enjoyed the title of your blog Adele, “walk with me” which has a double meaning as you are asking us all to walk together in the fullness and joy of who we are.
Just recognising that I haven´t walked with me to the extent I actually know, now choosing to come back to me, be with me, and assuring the next moves are with me again in the yummy quality I know to be me. Thanks for the playful reminder.
Your story reminds me of those drivers who crazily overtake on busy roads and zoom off ahead of you and the next time you see them they are only one car ahead of you waiting at the same traffic lights as you are. Rush never gets us anywhere faster. I love that the bus arrived when you did, gorgeous example.
A gorgeous reminder to remain in our own natural rhythm and the synchronicity this brings with it with all else around us. I love ‘simplicity is my new black’ from your mini bio Adele.
It is so easy to go into a feeling of lack of self worth when I notice myself caught in this rush, as if I deserve it and will need to suffer it. This is very much related to being caught in time. The opportunity for a stop, and even a reverse, is a little miracle we can bring into this momentum which otherwise may at the time seem trivial, but builds to be an ill that can carry on for days.
To commit to ourselves with an exercise that supports us to come back and feel our bodies is extremely supportive. I know from when I have and when I have not committed it is very different and the outcome noticeably so. There is a natural ease and flow with our bodies when we do and when this is strong the flow in which we move supports with the connection of who we.
Rushing is my mortal enemy and brings me undone in so many ways. At least as I now understand that I am being racy, the sooner I am catching myself going into that rush or racy energy so that I can put a stop to it.
That feeling of rushing to be out the door and needing to be somewhere can feel like an assault on the body, but taking the time to be with ourselves and creating that space feels like heaven.
Such a beautiful and powerful reminder Adele to honour ourselves even to the smallest detail for this all adds to the delicious feelings we move in and with all day.
Intimacy is far deeper than what we perceive it to be – i.e between two people.
Thank you Adele, you have captured the beauty and simplicity of how life feels when we choose to be with ourselves.
I find committing to spending intimate time with myself in the morning, sets me up for the entire day. It lays a beautiful foundation for how I feel for the day.
I find that when I go into panic and watching the clock life just turns into disarray, but when I am connected with myself in all that I do,life feels expansive and the space is always there to enjoy the moment in full.
The world is constantly looking for answers to out exhaustion, yet something we have yet to consider is that our level of vitality has much to do with our quality of presence.
This is a lovely demonstation Adele, of how when we are with ourselves we fall into harmony with everything around. We are not trying to control or force anything but are allowing things to unfold naturally.
We are always presented with a choice, we either meet life through our bodies knowing what feels right for our evolution or we meet life through our heads with the constraints of time and the should and shouldn’ts of ideals and beliefs.
It is all in the details, the detail of putting on a sweater or changing your lip colour….. and when we take care of such details we end up feeling amazing and ‘walking with ourselves’. Love this awesome blog and you are one super cool lady Adele! Keep on writing…..
You are amazing Adele, bringing a great reflection to the world. Thank you for being you.
‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.
There were no thoughts of anything other than the walk. Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did.’
I love this Adele and such a beautiful example of alchemy and constellation.
A beautiful and playful example of how walking with ourselves is the way to be in the world. The example of rushing out of the door half ‘undone’ is something I can relate to, it used to be be my everyday way. More and more I walk me, but the depth of care is a work in progress as there is always room for refinement.
A simple story Adele but one that is so powerful for women… ensuring we do not ‘leave ourselves’ in going about what needs doing in life is essential to our longer term health and wellbeing.
Adele making each step as one that I walk for me, one that I walk with me and not step to get from A to B whilst thinking about X or Y is one of the greatest gifts I find I can offer myself each day. The ripple effect is amazing and now when I don’t choose this gift I certainly feel the stark difference and complications that start to appear.
I love the title of this blog: Walk With Me….. it says it all…. How many of us can do this with out thinking about something else as we move through out our day?
Yes, Mary-Louise, the simple act of walking with ourselves in conscious presence can be life changing, if we are so used to being in our heads, dwelling on the past or projecting into the future.
It is a great marker of how we have been with ourselves how we walk and the quality we walk in.
The simplicity and power of going for a walk and staying aware of our body and how it feels can never be underestimated.
Adele, this is gorgeous, “Walk with You.” This is a great reminder if we are rushing or not with ourselves and are instead caught up in time, it feels lovely and supportive to come back and walk and be with you.
Adele reading this confirms to me the importance of having that space for myself each morning – as you shared, when you rushed nothing worked – I can really relate to this and then if I let it, this can impact my whole day – I always feel behind. But if I allow myself what is needed, then everything else seems to flow. It is rather like an equation and the importance of completing each step in full.
Quality is so important is our lives.
As I have recently seen how necessary it is to gauge life by not what we do but by the quality we bring to any activity.
How I walk has a very large influence on my well-being and it is a mirror for how I feel at that moment. I have learnt an immense amount from my walking and how to walk and it looks as if this will continue for a long time.
It’s beautiful how time expands when we make choices to honour that which is true and move in a rhythm based on this, without compromise.
I can feel the commitment to life that you have imprinted your life with Adele. What a blessing from the way you re-approached the day, to me this is saying it is never to late to bring about any changes. I now can feel how at any time I can take stock of what has proceeded and bring a focus to what is needed to re-imprint what has not been of service to me and by me changing the way I approach the day this can then become a great reflection for others as I feel your sharing is.
Taking time to walk with me is not something that I have done much of, but whenever I do, I feel the benefits instantly. Thanks for the reminder.
What a beautiful intimate sharing Adele the joy in walking with ourselves is something so divine and heavenly why would we want to walk any other way !.
Walking with and for ourselves is so important. If we are not connected to ourselves – and the divine – then what energy are we connecting with?
As you have so well indicated Adele, panic is such a de-railer of us from our body, from our harmony and from the song and word of life that we cary in our innermost heart. everything becomes static, jagged, and out of kilter. Having said that I must now go and dress and put on my makeup with plenty of space – inspired by your message!
I too hate it when I have to rush in the morning so now I always leave enough time to prepare myself for the day ahead, this way I set a great foundation for the day.
This is it exactly Mary-Louise, I totally agree that the foundation of the day is set up with those first early morning choices. What I love about life, is how there is always another day, another day to put in to practise what I have learnt about the way I set my foundations the day before. Another day to refine and go deeper.
So true Mary-Louise, haste makes waste, as the old saying goes. I have wasted so much energy having to redo things because I have gotten into a rush.
Adele its beautiful what you share, for me its great timing as I am in a very busy period at work. It’s so easy to get caught in the rush, but as you shared when we come back to self and walk with ourselves there is no need to rush, time just starts to expand, the tension in the body fades away. In giving that extra time to the self the body feels a lot more solid and the flow feels smoother.
A powerful reminder of just how much we have with us when we choose to walk and move in connection to it and without compromise.
Walking who we are is a walk with divinity, grace and in connection with God and the Universe.
“There were no thoughts of anything other than the walk.” – This is awesome sharing Adele, as this can take many walks to truly walk with ones’ self without thought, something I am practising and it is work in progress.
There’s such a deep and meaningful message in what you have shared, Adele. Your account of grabbing clashing and not harmonious colours so shows that paying attention and taking care of oneself is our number one job and that racing the clock is not the way to go.
Thank you Adele for this beautiful reminder to be aware of of the quality of our being with ourselves in every moment, allowing not the belief that ‘we are going to be late’ and the resultant moment of panic to inflict harm on our expression.
When you ‘walk with you’ it is lovely the way your rhythm brings right timing. You meet you, you meet the bus – Ii follows. as the day, the night.
A great testament to the care that is taken for us, when we choose to be true to who we are. In full presence.
I have thought of this blog a lot over the last few days. How gorgeous it is to stay with me and not leave myself in order to stick to the clock. I’m not one to be late or let my lack of rhythm impose on others but there is a way I can move where I stay with me no matter what. The temptation of rushing and raciness sits there waiting to pounce and sometimes I cave in, but I am far more aware that that is a choice.
What a simple reason in life, if only I could take what you have shared into my every day rhythm on a consistent basis.
Adele you bring up a great point, when we rush we take ourselves out of our rhythm and then everything from that point does not feel right until we reconnect with ourselves, you share a great example.
A beautiful, inspiring, confirming testimony to the impact of developing our relationships with ourselves in and for the world. Harmony and respect ripples out. Thank you, Adele.
I love this sharing as it reminds me that stress and pressure does not seve us. Only to listen deeply to the bodies messages and bring them into action support and heal us.
“Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself.” How different our days would be if we all started them in this way.
Delicious blog Adele! I love your New Start to the day – your going out and your coming in. I can feel how ‘wow’ you looked once you took living care with your clothes and sun-glasses and how you brought a whole new harmonious you to the left on the second exit. Walk with you always and make that city sing!
Lovely Lyndy and yes Adele – make that city sing indeed! Love that expression 🙂
A commitment to ourselves is saying yes to committing in full to life. From this commitment we have the opportunity to sync in natural alignment with the universe.
Feeling steady and solid within ourselves when we start our work day has a huge impact on the quality of our work.
This really shows us the power of every choice we make. One little choice at the beginning of the day can affect the way we feel for the whole day as you have demonstrated. I love the way that you are so conscious of whether you are with yourself or not, and how this can change in an instant, and that we can choose to change it back just like that. We really are the masters of our own lives.
Judgement is a delay in evolution, as we have the choice to just change our movements and walk with us again.
Its inevitable that life will make us feel hurt because we have pictures how we would like it to be but the actions that occur just shatter all of those pictures. One thing I can learn from these situations is God is always present, so what space is God holding for me to evolve that I am not appreciating on a daily basis?
So amazingly apt to have chosen to read this again now, having just experienced getting caught into rushing. As I write this so I bring myself back to me and into the flow greatly supported to do so by this blog. No such things as accidents.
Love what you have shared Jonathan, could you please expand on ‘bring myself back to me and into the flow’ as I am sure to learn more from your expression on this subject.
When I am feeling a bit out of sorts if I go for a walk with the intention to walk with myself I am very likely to reconnect and feel more like me again. Walking is such a powerfully simple action that can completely change my mood.
“I took my backpack off, carefully slid the body-hugging sweater on and instantly felt warm and nurtured. Finally, I put on a different pair of sunglasses and the mirror reflection beamed back, “Boy oh boy, aren’t you cool?” I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.” ha ha Adele, what a super description, love it, I’m smiling, and also too at the wonderful confirmation of one’s natural beautifying that comes from the beauty of space, and its allowance.
When the focus is on time we are held captive to it. Thanks for sharing this simple, yet hugely honouring an awesome experience Adele.
A beautiful confirmation that walking you is truly supportive at all times, even when our mind would come up with all these excuses of why it should not work or fit in with time! Awesome.
How things go like clockwork when we move in sync with the universe…
True presence requires a deep surrender, but one can only surrender if one is discerning of what one is surrendering to. And thus to surrender, is not to make oneself devoid of reason, but to align oneself in full to that which one has discerned is the truth. In this way, there is no dogma, nor faith required in the process of true surrender.
Wise words Adam, completely agree.
You are giving the keys to a new way to define surrendering.
I had one of those ‘everything felt wrong’ mornings today. It took me a while to shift the mood. I know it was because I woke late, upsetting my morning routine and so I left the house without feeling fully prepared for my day.
Magic! And so damn simple it hurts! I love this, I absolutely love how we have an opportunity in every single moment to make another choice that will support us fully!
“As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.” Adele this is an incredible sharing as I know how i never used to walk in the moment, simply walked wanting to get to the next place and therefore never felt solid in myself. Yet when I also walk with me the difference is incredible.
I love this Adele, thank you for sharing, it shows so clearly how much treasure there is in taking care of oneself in every moment. That no moment is more important than the next, that no event is more important than our every moment lived and lived with ourself and not ahead of or behind ourselves.
Thank you for a great reminder to honour ourselves, to create space fos us to and to ‘walk with me’ in every moment.
The dedication you have to yourself and developing and then expressing this by sharing with us all is great appreciated.
“Walk With Me” – Adele i love this title, it’s as much an invitation to another, for them to join, as it is to oneself. Walk with me. Absolutely beautiful and steadily solid.
I love that you went back and re-imprinted your steps – building such a solid foundation for the rest of your day.
The choice to be with ourselves, or without ourselves is constant and presented in every moment.
It’s lovely that you commit to spending ‘intimate time’ with yourself Adele. A “deeply engaging session” with ourselves
gives such a solid foundation for the day. Is this perhaps something that we do not need to leave in our bedroom but can bring into every area of our life and every part of our day?
Adele, I enjoyed reading this blog and it clearly shows the difference between walking with Me and walking towards a goal. Walking with ourselves does feel safe and solid and we cannot therefore be thrown off by what comes at us from the world.
Adele I’ll join in with the heavenly applause for such an uplifting blog.
This morning I was thinking of all the things I have to do and that there was not enough time, I could feel the nervous energy arise in me and by rushing it was effecting the quality of my choices. I could feel if I continued it would be like this the whole day. I said to myself nothing is worth it, the nervous energy gets nothing done any quicker, in fact things go a lot smoother when I clear it.
Thank you Bernard, I feel I understand what you are sharing to a point, if you could expand on; ‘in fact things go a lot smoother when I clear it,’ I feel that there would be more for me to learn?
I love how you honoured yourself Adele, by retracing your footprints back to re-imprint the beginning of your day.
This is a great reflection Adele of how life can be when we are out of rhythm… and how life can be when we are in the flow of our natural rhythm – gorgeous, and a very timely reminder, thank you 🙂
It’s lovely to hear about the intimate time you have with yourself each morning, Adele. Thank you for sharing what we have all experienced – how easy it is to loose that beautiful connection with just a single thought, but also how quickly we can come back.
Your sharing reflects the importance of having a true and consistent self-care ritual in our lives – it enables us to make a stop when we go off track.
Life is forever presenting us moments of true connection – and when we don’t ignore these signals we allow ourselves space to deepen our whole way of living, which is then confirmed as our body applauds and joyfully celebrates. Staying forever present is our connection to life – and all that there is in the whole universe.
Isn’t it something odd, something really peculiar, that we can walk and move about yet not really ‘be there’? We can slip into going through the motions, or acting on auto pilot and its like we take for granted that this is natural and ok. But we are not an aeroplane or built like a remote controlled car. The simple truth is we are designed to move with presence and with care. Anything else, hurts ourselves and is felt everywhere. We might not break a leg or bust a joint in a dramatic way but that doesn’t mean we get away with being AWOL. The quality we choose is always registered in our body as you show so elegantly here Adele.
I have had those moments when a panic or drive sets in and it can wobble…I am learning to stay with stillness, “my walk’ things unfold as they need to and some times you just have to ‘head back home and maybe miss the bus, in your case’….not following what we think we should be doing is liberating and life unfolds in amazing ways when we follow our feeling not our thinking.
I too am more aware now when my rhythm or movement feels wrong. I know in that moment I have made prior choices that where not loving or supportive. I then have a choice to keep going and feeling worse or stopping, reconnecting and back to my rhythm.
I love that phrase – a deeply engaging session with myself. Its free, available at all times, and makes me wonderful when I do it!
Being in time with yourself is priceless and in the end opens up more time as it seems to slow time down. On the other hand rushing seems to speed time up.
” Walk with me’ I love this Adele … and walking with the true me I uncover more of the true beauty I am.
It is interesting how quickly we can lose the connection to ourselves when we are challenged for time, I can recognise this from my own life. The key for me has been and still is to keep learning to not fight or react to time but stay present with my body moment by moment and step by step.
So true Adele, we can clock our movements when they move out of their natural flow. Similarly rushing can be felt as an ill movement that does not match what is needed for the moment.
Being intimate with myself meaning really loving myself and appreciating myself I have found is the best way to improve all my relationships for if I am not feeling close to me then it is difficult to really be close to anyone else.
Sometimes I feel like time is a big monster trying to take me away from the present moment – the phrase ‘running away with time’ comes to mind but it is just an illusion. When we are with ourselves each moment takes care of itself and space opens up for us.
Thanks, Adele. I too know those moments when things suddenly feel wrong – we have a choice to ignore them and push through, or stop and re-connect to what feels true again as you so joyfully did here.
Time is such a dictatorship in our lives if we so let it be. When we create and allow space in our day we have no outside influence that we are adhering to, here we have the opportunity to be all of who we are without a reduced from. Having the temporal way of life there to be lived but not making life about the doing, instead about the quality of our being.
There can be nothing lovelier than making time and space to be with yourself in this way. It’s like hanging out with your best friend!
Hi Adele, a very practical example of how the flow of life is so much more harmonious when we are connected. I like the simple example also
Such a timely reminder to not rush and be controlled by time, but to follow the guidance of the body.
Very inspirational blog- Thanks Adele
What I get so strongly from reading this today is that we know harmony. It is one of the main qualities of the universe/ When we don’t live in a harmonious way, there is tension. And often we don’t want to feel the tension so we create distractions but here you show us that we can choose to return to the simplicity of harmony.
The power of being consciously present with our movements – so easily dismissed by the ‘mind’, yet so tangibly felt in the body… Since Serge Benhayon began presenting on this many years ago now, it has changed my life enormously. To realise, as you have in your walking Adele, that it is our commitment to being so present with our bodies that is the key to remaining whole and connected.
If I ever feel something has wobbled me, I just keep things very very simple – and focus upon moving with presence and attentiveness. Things may not always shift immediately, but what I have learnt, from my own commitment to this – from my own body and being – is that this is the key TO things shifting, and a deep centredness being once again restored.
Adele, absolutely gorgeous, I love this, “Walk with You.” This is a great reminder to walk with myself and not rush or be ahead of myself, thank you.
How absolutely simple it can be to bring ourselves ‘back together’ – however fragmented we may have become. This is a great share on how easily we can lose our centre, and also how readily we can bring ourselves back. Thank-you Adele.
My initial reaction as I was reading your blog was instantly going into the comparison trap and wanting to quickly dismiss it by putting it in the ’too hard basket’ – “I will never be able to achieve this level of intimacy with myself”. It took 2 days to come back to it but here I am again today and I will be revisiting your blog regularly to be continually inspired to walk with all of me. Thank you Adele.
There is such a simplicity in coming back to our own steps and our own walk to solidify our connection with self! Thank you Adele for this great reminder.
Adele this is such a real beautiful sharing of what happens to us and how we can be with ourselves and everything changes and flows harmoniously by taking care to simply be. I love walking with me and it is something I am finding also when I stop take a retake and be with me when I find the rush scenerio start to take over. Walking with ourselves is everything thank you.
To take 5mins or an hour to ‘do’ or ‘be’ loving with ourselves doesn’t cut it, it is a way of life and as you have shared Adele, once we commit to this everything else is taken care of – by choosing the ‘Way of the Livingness’ we are loved more deeply than we could ever imagine.
Brilliant reminder Adele that every moment matters as it holds an energy that will support the next one!
When were in harmony with ourselves, the whole world is in harmony with us as we align to the flow of life and not the pressure of time.
Adele, this is so beautifully inspiring.
It would be totally mind blowing if there was a machine that could measure the positive affects that the people that are truly moving with the rhythm of the universe have on the rest of humanity and the planet, being able to stop ourselves when we are out of this rhythm is not always an easy thing to do when we get caught up in the momentum of our choices but you have shown here a good example of how it is done Adele.
It’s amazing how, when we rush there is never enough time and yet, when we take our time, there’s plenty
To honour the fact that our bodies have a natural rhythm is super important.
I often find that by claiming the fact of wanting to be reconnected and honouring of ourselves, the space is created for us to do and enjoy so. I have experienced similar cases to the one you describe here Adele and have found that by the time I have actually reached the bus (or wherever I was going) after reconnecting with me, I was not that late at all! It was only my mind getting in the way!
Walking is one of the greatest ways to clear anything unwanted, to connect to your inner heart and to be in repose.
Adele Leung, I absolutely love your commitment to you.
I recognise myself in many of the comments made here in reply to your sharing Adele. So often I start my day with plenty of time to do all I want before going out for the day only to find myself running behind and trying to catch up to time. I agree that when we are with ourselves all the way time is in abundance!
What worth has anything I do without the connection to me in it? And if not ‘me’ is in it – what is than in it?
What is ‘(maybe) coming late’ in relation to bringing harm? (but this is not an encouraging to come late 😉 )
What we do is important of course – but HOW we do it is it too, if not more!
I love that you curtsied to the heavenly applause, Adele! I too can feel a strong alignment to what is true, and the joy of choosing to stay connected to love in these little everyday moments.
I too have been practicing walking with me, I realised when I walked in the morning, how I had a constant barrage of thoughts, conversations with people I should have had, could have had or ones I wanted to have in the future. So realised how little presence I was actually having with myself. So I began to bring each step into my conscious presence. Feeling my feet as I walked, enjoying just being with my body. It felt so much better than allowing the constant thoughts to flow through.
Developing an intimate relationship with ourselves is exquisite and well worth every moment and is a quality lived that all else receive.
Very cool post Adele, when we walk present with ourselves, we are with ourselves, and there is nothing more beautiful, more harmonious and more… fashionable ; ) than that.
When I feel connected with myself it seems as if time doesn’t exist.
Spot on Harrison – I have experienced this too and I often get to experience what I call a ‘time warp’ – where things that seem impossible to have happen in a given amount of time simply do when we are with ourselves. For example being in the flow of things and then still not rushing and yet being on time, ahead of time or with other opportunities that arise. It really is about us not getting in the way of the flow. Now the thing is we know this can happen, we know we have experienced it, so now it is about making it more regular and consistent!
I agree Harrison, whenever I feel truly connected with myself, everything around me seems to be magically spacious and not dependent on time.
Living inspiration Adele. Thank You.
This has been me the last few weeks, but instead of stopping and taking time to be with me I have carried on in the momentum of things I have to do or places I have to be without honouring me. Today in the last hour before reading this blog I clearly felt in my body that I cannot go on in this energy, I need to change this and bring it back to being with me. Thank you for the reminder.
I so know this one Adele, having spent time with yourself then to put that to one side to get out the door in time. I have got to a point now that no matter what I will not go into the override. If I turn up late I turn up late but more importantly I am creating more space in the morning to support a connected way to work, which I am working on steadily holding through the day.
I sometimes have to remind myself that when I keep to my own rhythm life flows without trying, and when I project forwards I go into anxiousness, which is crazy because it is the quality of how I am in this moment that is important, and that quality is what I take into my future.
Very gorgeous and inspiring Adele to feel how when we rush we instantly contract and squeeze out the most important aspect of our day, our connecting to ourselves. Thank you for sharing so simply how we can choose to hold steady or return to who we are, and how in choosing to honor this simplicity the space is given to live in rhythm with our Divinity.
Reading your commitment to be intimate within your morning routine feels really lovely and this whole blog highlights in me how haphazard i am with myself and how this is reflected in my presentation. It’s got me feeling how confusing this must be to others and how my inconsistencies pull myself down. So lovely to commit to being intimate with myself in all I do and being in that lovely quality and appreciate how amazing it is, way more than rushing to work and being in an energy that communicates being at the mercy of the world and being its victim.
I can feel that too Karin – how the commitment to intimacy with ourselves is in fact also a commitment to life and us all, as I bring all of me into this world and not less. ‘You can count on me’, I say with this commitment. This is beautiful!
Although I have heard about spending time wth yourself in the mornings, it has always been just words, something that yes, would be nice to do, but I so often get into the ‘doing’ of my day that I simply don’t stop to enjoy preparing me into a settled, connected quality that I can take into everything I do. Your blog has been a gorgeous reminder of the importance of this, thank you, Adele.
“For a moment I allowed panic to enter and started rushing and could feel I was no longer with myself. ” Adele I know this feeling only too well, I am in the flow of things and then I something may happen – i react or I may have a picture of what else needs doing and then I find I start to run late. What I then do in that movement is key as it can throw off my day or the quality I am in the next meeting. However I love how you use the simple technique of “walking with me” to reconnect and almost start afresh. It shows a commitment to quality ahead of results.
Hello Adele and thank you for the blog. I am not sure for me I can sense what you are truly saying and from my experience I feel a lot of people won’t follow what you mean. When I read the story I find it cuts things short a bit, not that the blog needs to be longer but more what you are saying needs to come clearer. I get the part of walking with yourself and the importance of being present in what you are doing at any moment and so I appreciate the importance of that and how it supports us all. Maybe I will reread your blog tomorrow and see what else comes with that. I appreciate you writing about what goes on in your everyday life and being brave like you are in putting it out there for us all to see.
I appreciate the frankness Ray and what you have shared is exactly what communication is about, only when we speak out about how we feel will expression be clearer and more purposeful, I appreciate this relationship–it inspires me to go deeper with myself. I appreciate the expression that is now and its forever potential to deepen, as I make choices to deepen with this body.
When space is allowed and we honour what is truly needed to support ourselves, the synchronicity that occurs can be so magical. A beautiful lesson, thanks Adele.
A very clear and distinct message from your soul Adele to always make the connection with ourselves a priority. Life then flows when this connection is there.
Oh the times I have rushed out the door without catching the momentum I am in to beat the traffic so I’m not stuck in it only to come across an accident that holds me up anyway. This is a great sharing Adele as even though I not put on makeup or have to colour coordinate anything, I still could take a lot more care in the mornings and set myself up for a way more flowing day.
Rushing always seems to make time quicken but feeling how much time is needed say in the morning to get ready makes everything feel more spacious. Rushing is a sure way to guarantee we will feel tired or exhausted later in the day and need something to pick us up.
‘Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself. I devote my attention to being with myself entirely when I make my bed, do my makeup, brush my teeth, get dressed, cook and have breakfast etc.’ – Your sharing is a great example of how, when we live a steadfast and consistent commitment to truly care for ourselves in our everyday life, we are so much more able to stop ourselves if/when we start to go off track. That way we can easily continue the steadiness that we have built in our livingness and by that, be a true support for ourselves.
This is a great lesson for me in how rhythms can truly support us in our day and we still get to catch the bus!
I know that feeling well Jane I used to continually push myself so that I used to always squeeze time.
I am learning to not get caught up in the drive and push my body can get into some times. Thank you Adele what you have shared is truly inspirational.
This is a great confirmation of how when we honour our rhythm things fall into place
Our quality is everything – how we are with ourselves in every moment. We are forever being called to go deeper and to bring more of us to the fore – walking the true us as you say in every step.
As there are many moments in the day, where stess and time limitation wants to kick in, to walk with oneself in one’s own rhythm is very much needed.
“I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did” – what a simple and beautiful confirmation!
There is so much simple wisdom in your writing, Adele, and I enjoy the sense of how you are constantly learning in everyday life, about love, intimacy and hanging out with your soul.
‘Finally, I put on a different pair of sunglasses and the mirror reflection beamed back, “Boy oh boy, aren’t you cool?” I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.’ I love this celebration of yourself Adele. We don’t do it enough.
I love what you write here Adele as it is so simple but profound at the same time – there is nothing like the feeling of walking with your body without rushing.
Adele, I love this, ‘Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself. I devote my attention to being with myself entirely when I make my bed, do my makeup, brush my teeth, get dressed, cook and have breakfast etc.’ What a beautiful thing to commit to, I can feel the absolute love and dedication that you have for yourself, it is deeply inspiring.
Adele what you have shared in your awesome blog is such a good reminder for me to stop rushing. Rushing is for me so ingrained. Normally I do not allow myself to feel the impact in my body as if I would do so the only thing I would feel is that my body feels too fast (I nearly overtake myself) too hard and too much tension. That always made me stop immediately. So my question is – why do I always choose so unconsciously rush again and again?
Either I am ‘with me’ or I am not, there is no middle ground ever.
It is so awesome – “Even though I left the house later than usual that morning, as I chose to walk with myself in my every step, I came to the bus stop and the bus arrived at the same time that I did. – It just shows that nothing is random and everything is a reflection and we can read everything to support us in our rhythm and movements.
“Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself. I devote my attention to being with myself entirely when I make my bed, do my makeup, brush my teeth, get dressed, cook and have breakfast etc.” – This is conscious presence – so divine Adele, I am inspired to pay even more attention to my entire morning routine too, it can only but spill over into the rest of the day, so thank you.
I love this message “Walk with You” – so simple, very clear and it is awesome that you listened and did just that.
I love how when we are with ourselves and return to that natural quality of intimacy, everything actually constellates in our favour….I’ve had too many similar experiences just like this one, to doubt it. Never rush, never panic, nothing needs to be controlled when we simply allow ourselves to be fully present in each moment, completing as we go. I’ve also found that rushing actually causes delay!
When we choose to go into the energy of rush, our level of care drops and quality is then often compromised. Our body feels tense and hard, and we tend to forget things easily. Your blog Adele, beautifully reminds me to be more aware of this and to continuously check in with myself, do I choose to stay in connection with myself or do I want to choose to rush/disconnect?
A great reminder that when the ‘being’ comes before the ‘doing’ , everything thereafter organises itself that brings a harmonious flow. Noe there’s the reason we are called ‘human beings’… and perhaps our life lesson is to learn and live that…
This is so beautiful. I love feeling how we are worth being with as that beingness has the love of heaven with us and all is in harmony. A gorgeous reminder that quality and taking the space to be in that quality matters more than whatever is going on because in that quality we are supported, and in this we support others to come back to their amazingness too.
This is very sweet. A great example of how timeless self-care really is.
I love reading your blogs Adele! It’s awesome to hear about your life and the lessons you’re learning along the way
This exposes how our choices impact our day… to be aware of when we make an unwise choice, and that it is quite simple to make another choice – one of more self-loving harmony… and our day will continue to be what we have chosen.
I have had moments of experiencing what you share Adele, but i am imagining what it must be like to live with this amount of connection on a more consistent basis…truly beautiful. Something I am working on each day, to stay present with myself as much as possible.
An amazing reflection Adele… when we are harmonious within ourselves, the world around us reflects that same harmony. Gorgeous and so very inspiring.
Those times I do not feel harmonious within myself is a time to acknowledge that I am not. This allows are more honest choice to guide me next.
I love those moments where I catch myself doing something so unloving and then stopping and changing the program, choosing to do it another way and start again. It is so empowering rather than just putting up with something that you know so well just doesn’t sit right with you no matter what it is or how small or unimportant it may be to another.
So important to cherish and nourish yourself!
Yes, Rosie, those little moments of choice are super powerful, and joyful too when we clock what we are doing and feel we can change it.
Loved this Adele. Not only did it make me smile but reminded me of the power of choosing to nurture and honour yourself so deeply no matter what. A truly stunning way to start the day and a well deserved curtsy and applause.
Short, sweet and full of wisdom. Surrendering back to love when the rush comes over us can be really challenging. There is a great illusion that takes grip over our movements and we can feel that we have no time to stop or space for love. This is a encouraging blog leading the way and showing how gorgeous it feels if we bust through that illusion and come back to love. Thanks Adele
It is very familiar that moment of panic that drops in. Where does it come from? How can it change so quickly that one moment we are with our self and feeling amazing and the next second – it explodes? I’m wondering is its because we have a picture that appears at some point? A picture representing an external goal, there fore outside of ourselves. So when the picture (which is our creation) comes into the foreground we then (by choice) let go of our connection to ourselves to pick up on the image /picture that exists. Hence the sense of panic and feeling of things having just exploded with-in because we have just cut ourselves off from our true connection and imported an imposter.
Adele, this is gorgeous to read, ‘As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt.’ Wow, I have had this feeling before and it feels so powerful and solid. I love that you went back home and restarted your day and what a different day you would have had as a result – from my own experience rushing never works, it feels awful in the body.
Your blog really shows that it is not worth it to rush and get on time if it makes you feel less and stressed. Even if we get on time for the appointment the quality we came in will be felt in our bodies and make the experience of the whole day less.
To commit to ourselves with such depth of care is our commitment to expressing with and in love.
I used to use walking as my thinking time and I now know that meant my ‘checking out’ time, while I mulled over a previous event or planned something in the future. I would create images in my mind but these were nothing to do with what my body was doing at that time. Now I walk feeling my feet and I can tell as soon as I check out, get distracted by a cute dog or whatever. Like swimming, when I think, I breathe water. Life in motion is such a great reflection of how we were when we are moving.
I often let the clock dictate my mornings and under no circumstances would I be late in getting my son to the school bus. Last week I realised that as bus stop time came closer I would often lose my movements and they no longer became my own. I then realised so what if I am late? Life would go on and at least I would have been with me. Interestingly I have discovered a similar thing to you Adele – as yet I have never missed the bus.
When you have a solid rhythm it stands right out when we rush, even by a millimetre and it feels awful in the body. I have never been one to rush in the morning, but it’s been even more lovely to really allow the time to prepare and get ready for the day.
When you get to the level of commitment that you have for yourself Adele, anything less than that will feel totally wrong, so nipping it in the bud like you did certainly stopped your day spiralling out of control.
This is such a beautiful reminder of the true power of choice and the actual impact it is having on us – it’s in every moment.
A great story about what happens when we choose our quality over everything else.
Exactly! “choose our quality over everything else” guarantees the quality we bring and offer to the world and so it is lived in true energetic integrity. In my eyes, this is what the world needs the most.
Hear hear – short sharp and direct to the point, love it Elizabeth, choosing our quality over everything else first is the key.
A beautiful reminder to put our quality of connection ahead of our doing as so often we do it the other way round!
Yes and that goes for all we do, connection first and checking in with ourselves as to the quality of connection we are in first, even that may need adjusting at times too – and when we can bring the true quality of our connection into our doing, by virtue of reflection others will be able to embrace their connection too.
Breaking the illusion of time with total style and sass… applauding you with Heaven Adele.
Oh I have to say everyones’ expression is just divine – I can feel the healing Adele’s blog has brought to many of us here, so awesome.
I know when people comment on what I’m wearing that it isn’t really about what I’m wearing so much as that they are feeling how much I love wearing it, how it feels to wear it and even how much I loved buying it. Without realising they are commenting on the quality of all of this and how I dressed myself that day.
This is great sharing Sandra – I truly love your realisation that ” … Without realising they are commenting on the quality of all of this and how I dressed myself that day.” This is something I shall take on board – I guess it means sorting out my wardrobe again 🙂
Especially in a world where we are estranged from the harmonious rhythms nature provides as a support and reminder of the inner harmonious rhythm that never leaves us we need to give our inner feeling and the sensations of the body more attention. The body is part of nature, we only need to listen to its sensations and wisdom to get a sense of the right harmonious rhythm in which to move and do things; the mind on the other hand, tends to dismiss the body and inner in favour of the outer stimulation our world is run by.
Beautiful and so simply said Adele. Yet how far do many of us go out into the world whilst all the time knowing something is not right? Your sharing is a powerful metaphor for our journey in life – it is never too late to return to our home (our heart) and choose harmony instead.
I love what you expressed here Joseph and you are so right, it is never too late to choose anew, in fact every second we can choose so it’s all in the realm of true possibility.
The way we get ready in the morning sets the tone for the whole day so it makes absolute sense to ensure we leave the house feeling harmonious.
Walking for me, is one of the stop moments (contradiction there somewhere!), but when I feel like I am rushing, or feeling a bit down I take myself for a walk around the house, or outside weather permitting, feeling my feet and my body along the way. It feels super supportive and takes me out of my head and back into my body. Thank you Adele, for sharing how important it is to take those little stop moments to bring ourselves back ourselves.
Thanks for this beautiful reflection – sharing the simplicity in which we can re-claim and re-connect to ourselves. It doesn’t have to be a big deal unless we make it one.
When we choose to walk with ourselves we synchronise with the universe and are in the flow. Great reminder at this time of year when so many around us are rushing even more than usual and if we are not vigilant it is easy to get caught up in this momentum.
Absolutely love this Adele, how beautifully we are able to support our glory when we listen and allow our inner voice.
The intimacy that you make with yourself each day consolidates a level of trust and knowing that will not settle for less than the Love you know you are.
This is an interesting reflection of how equally easy it is to leave ourselves behind and to go back to us. When we do go back to us, the bus arrives at the same time than we do…
“As I walked to the bus stop, every step was walked with me, and it was the safest and most solid feeling I have ever felt”
So different from how you felt earlier on when time was running your day. There is a natural flow to life but if we allow time to interfere with this flow it can play havoc with our lives. I know as soon as I start rushing things will get in the way to make me even later but stopping as you did Adele and going back to re-imprint your morning is a great marker and one I will remember the next time I start to rush.
Yes, I have to say, arriving somewhere and not being present with myself, really isn’t enjoyable at all, and lately I have found that I don’t need to go into my head to work out why I’m not with myself, I just have to move my body so that I can feel how absolutely gorgeous it is, to move with all of me.
Adele what a beautiful blog, when we take the moment to self appreciate and honour ourself there is no such thing as time. There is a flow of energy and in that flow everything falls into its true place.
Beautifully said Amita.
This is great lesson, Adele. When we stay with the loving quality and connection within ourselves, things flow naturally. And when we don’t, we can feel at odds with everything within a short space of time – simple really!
When we get ‘caught’ in time it is so easy to let panic in and then the spiral to become increasingly disconnected begins. When that happens we have chosen the external to be more important than ourselves. However, as you share, Adele, by your choice to return to your flat, we do not need to be a victim to this but can regain that connection and empower ourselves – it is just a choice.
Rushing to appointments is the worst feeling ever and it really disrupts the body for the rest of the day and if not dealt with it will disrupt sleep – it’s just not worth it.
Adele, I was reflecting on your blog yesterday and how the attention to detail, love and care you bring to your morning rhythm is so strong that when you had a moment and just grabbed what was there it felt so out of sorts that you were pulled to go back to re-live it. That’s really quite extraordinary. We are all so conditioned to press the override button and not honour what we feel.
It is so worth while spending time with oneself in the morning. It sets me up for the day and the next and so forth. Sometimes when I struggle to get up in the mornings to find there is very little time to give to myself I know I have allowed an energy to enter my body the previous day that has not supported me. It is then that I am aware of the choice to deal with what has happened so to put an end to an unloving momentum.
Pearls of Wisdom flow from this great blog Adele.
Consistency of this intimate time with yourself on a daily basis is the loving choice to support the deepening and building upon the inner foundation to be strong, solid and unwavering. What an instant marker from your body when rush or disregard is chosen, instantly felt as disharmonious and all being awry.
“Every morning I commit to spending intimate time with myself. I devote my attention to being with myself entirely when I make my bed, do my makeup, brush my teeth, get dressed, cook and have breakfast etc”.
I have had mornings in the past that at some point on my way to work that it has come to me that I have forgotten something and not bother to return… and the day starts down its a spiral like falling dominos. On those days, I had a different flow or on some days no flow at all… all of this from losing my way from not walking with myself!
Amazing confirmation, that everything else falls into place when we appreciate our rythm.
We need to be with our self in every moment and if we are not then we could ask our self who are we with?
I started a new enterprise a couple of weeks ago and very quickly found I was losing myself in the anxiety of trying to keep up with what the system I am working with was trying to insist I do. Once I realised this, I had to go back and re-imprint my approach to the role, much like Adele did when she called a stop to the momentum she had slipped into. And in the very same way, it has worked and I can now approach the same job with my steadiness and consistency. Still working just as hard, but pausing when I need to.
A perfect example of the power of walking with and for ourselves vs to the beat of someone else’s drum.
Wow your blog has inspired me to take more care of myself, I often rush out of the house hair not dried or even combed. I can feel that taking that extra time for me would be deeply nurturing plus rewarding.
Your sharing demonstrates that walking with our Soul has impeccable timing…
Oh this is lovely Johanne – ‘… walking with our Soul has impeccable timing’ – such a beautiful way to express what is there!
I have to admit, I have always been a little unrealistic with time, hence the time I need to leave for work in the morning can seem to creep up on me out of nowhere! However, I am no longer able to rush, even with the panic monkey trying to rouse me, I find I still calmly prioritise what I need to do before I leave and then I leave. It feels so much more supportive to be in this space, suddenly panicking throws everything into disarray and generally I would still have forgotten something. It’s amazing how efficient we can be when we are very present and calm. Of course, allowing a little more time really helps too.
Sounds like the ‘panic monkey’ has little control over you these days Alison. What a great confirmation of your changes – “However, I am no longer able to rush, even with the panic monkey trying to rouse me, I find I still calmly prioritise what I need to do before I leave and then I leave”.
Very timely reminder, Adele, particularly for this time of year, when rushing seems to be the modus operandi.
Very cool sharing and a great lesson in not rushing but in being with ourselves and then how everything else flows around this.
There are many aspects of being loving with ourselves, which then makes it easier for others to behave in a similar way and it is great fun to become aware of all of these many aspects and to live them more and more.
I am very familiar with those thoughts and choices that spin me out – and before long I end up on a trajectory that feels all wrong, just what you noticed in the lift. The inspiring reflection you provide is how loving and powerful it would be if we always make a point of honouring that awareness as soon as we notice all is not well – and bring ourself back to the quality of love and harmony once more
Living in a city of perpetual rush, it is truly a responsibility to move in harmony and flow—harmony is not something outside of us, it is simply the very natural way of the heart. Life gives us many opportunities to practice how to move according to that very lovely inner rhythm and not be controlled by an unnatural external rhythm that is imposed onto us.
Moving without ourselves does feel completely wrong, regardless of what we do, or how we dress it – it is always our movements that will confirm or deny who we are.
True presence gives us the ability to realise that time is not something we need to conquer, but is actually on our side.
I used to always be rushing in the morning. I never really took stock how much time I actually use / need to prepare myself for the day ahead. Since I’ve accepted that this is at least 1 1/2 hour, I see myself easily stop working at a certain time. Just because I know that I need time to prepare myself. Sometimes I don’t choose so, with the result that I find myself always anxious to get myself finished at a certain time.
Walk with me, eat with me, talk with me, cook with me, wash with me, sit with me, lay down with me, drive with me, sing with me, kiss with me, make love with me, type with me, exercise with me, brush my teeth with me,snuggle with me,see with me, listen with me, breath with me, BE with me.
I love what this sharing reflects: when you realised that the ‘last minute grab’ was so contrary to your essence you chose to return to what you know is true and supportive. Therefore the space was there to support your truth and the bus confirmed this. It is great to realise that what ever we do lovingly and in honour of ourselves opens up a level of support that sometimes we can’t fathom with our minds.
If we are going to ever be late for something (or on time or even early for that matter), the best way to arrive is with ourselves. It is certainly not worth arriving without ourselves even if we are on time because we cannot bring all of ourselves to the next situation.
Such a beautiful reflection of appreciation Adele – thank you this is worth a heavenly applause and curtsy.
A great testimony of how, when we move with us, we are syncing with the rhythm of the universe and are living in flow with a greater order and therefore are always arriving at the exact time we are meant to arrive. I am still learning to allow this flow and trust myself in it and not ending up stressed in anxiousness or panic and get caught up in the idea of ‘running out of time’.
I so enjoyed reading this Adele. It’s those details that matter and had you not returned home, you’d have felt at odds all day.
I agree, Sandra. It is deeply appreciative to truly listen to the body.
Beauriful Adele, what a gorgeous reflection of when we are loved when we love ourselves and when this is seen once we choose it or not. Thank you Adele.
Fabulous blog Adele showing us that time is not what it seems and to walk with our self is the most important thing of all to do.
The level of care and detail for yourself that you describe Adele that you apply each day to your morning ritual is exquisite.
Adele I had to come back to this today as it shows so much the power we each have in what occurs when we choose to walk as us, walk with us and as you say “walk with me”. This has never let me down since I started to put into practice not trying to fix things with my mind but knowing that when I walk with me, everything around me adjusts and whatever dilemma or negative thought was there gets wiped out or has a simple answer to it.
That’s beautiful Adele. I also have a morning routine where I am extra focused in being with myself in a nurturing way during my shower and getting prepared space, which not only sets me up beautifully for the day, but reinforces an imprint in my body to live that quality all day long so that I can stay present in the connection whilst also being connected to other people and my other activities.
As soon as we start chasing time we are lost. This is my experience too, Adele, but I am not always as loving to myself as I could be in that I do not always come back to me at that moment. A great sharing for me!
I can hear the lightness of your steps and feel the fullness of you being with yourself while walking towards the bus station. Thanks for having a share in your joy; very inspiring.
I hate it in the morning when I set myself up to then rush my routine – it’s not a great feeling and sets the whole day ajar from where it could have been.
Gorgeous Adele. it’s so easy to allow anxiety to take over and to go into a rush. You have stopped me in my tracks this morning! 🙂
This shows the difference when we honour our rhythms. I have started to pay more attention to the way I care for myself, and now when I don’t do this – I really feel it – our bodies open up and become more sensitive to things when we deeply nurture ourselves, so anything that is not loving can be felt much quicker.
How beautiful Adele simple and very profound . The message is clear taking time for quality with ourselves and every movement we make with care and love walking with ourselves and making space is everything.
Learning to trust being in time and being punctual is a continuous learning – as life is not all about just getting there on time it is about the quality we bring – constantly. So learning to trust each moment is supportive and develops a rhythm of moving from a to b.
An absolute stunner Adele, I love the simplicity of what you present, if we simply walk with us with no investment in the outcome or the future than we go with a completely different presence which can change everything about our day.
Reading the blog I could feel the difference between ‘being with you’ and what it was like to be separated from ‘being with you. Everyday as we make our way through our day it is so easy to become separated from who we are and it takes but a moment for this to happen. The end result of ‘stress’ makes no difference in the long run as your experience has proven Adele. It is interesting how we get caught up in a picture we have created about what needs to happen in our day and do not trust that by staying connected to our heart, everything and more will unfold lovingly. Thanks Adele.
Adele, this is such a powerful sharing, pertinent for every area in our life and every moment of the day. To make the chocie to stop and re-imprint rather than pushing through with the stress and tension it causes, actually arrests the energy that is driving us in that moment and it opens up for spaciousness rather than the restless chasing for time.
Thank you Adele, this is beautiful to read and would make a great video ad for staying with us. We learn so much that it is always the product/the outer that is most important and you show here so simply that the most important ‘product’ is our body/ourselves and everything after will unfold quite naturally.
As women we so often do not honour ourselves and the true beauty we can bring to the world. Adele this is a great sharing on how when we do this we are in Harmony.
It’s so easy to fall for the rush or being on time – but with no quality this means very little as we often end up arriving dishevelled and not with our All. I love how bringing presence to anything and every moment creates this completeness and lovely space that feels super harmonious.
Beautiful and divine Adele. Another great sharing of living lovingly. Thank you.
The way we get ready in the morning sets the foundation for how we feel and how settled we feel for the rest of the day – I’ve always found that rushing to get to work or school is the easiest way to knock myself out of shape, so that I’m just that one step behind the game.
I love this Adele, when we rush to outside demands everything feels wrong. Staying present with how we feel brings with it a sense of clarity and harmony. A word I very rarely use but I could relate to your morning routine and see that that can be a harmony. It feels like I have related to that word as ‘everything has to be perfect and there has to be ZERO tension or disturbance in my whole life (which doesn’t happen as human life is not perfect) in order for harmony to be in my life. But now I am understanding that thats not necessarily true. Because I have and do have moments of harmony in my life, thank you.
Gorgeous Adele, pure harmony in action. It says a great deal about how much Heaven supports us when we choose to put love and harmony first and foremost.
I love your blog Adele such a lovely reminder what rushing does to us, leaves us feeling dis-harmonious and out of sorts. So often we just carry on, but as you have shown here, when you truly walk with you the world walks with you too and there is a flow to life again…….and you didn’t miss the bus, the one thing you were rushing for:)
What a most beautiful confirmation that when we walk with ourselves, the Universe walks with us, too.
Lovely blog Adele – laughed out loud at the heavenly round of applause – beautiful! Heaven does celebrate when we put love first, whether it be of others or ourselves.
It is so true Adele, we can feel straight away when we are out of our rhythm and connection with ourself. It is beautiful to be able to build a loving rhythm that allows the connection to deepen and allow us to be in a flow with life.
‘There were no thoughts of anything other than the walk.’ I love your commitment to being with yourself Adele – totally inspiring thank you.
What a lovely rendition Adele, of how life flows when you choose to walk with you. How you re-traced your steps to re-imprint your day is inspiring. How simple life becomes, no rush, no struggle – when we honour our rhythm and walk with all of us.
A great example of listening to ourselves and trusting our own judgement . You trusted yourself to go back home and right the makeup by applying a different lipstick , changing your sunglasses and off you go to catch your bus , that was in perfect time with yourself! Thank you Adele. There is a saying “time waits for no man”, I wonder …..
I love the way everything constellates when we are fully with ourselves. I so recognise that last minute rush thing and yet, when we take time to fully connect with everything we do, we get so much more done – and can still be ‘on time’.
When we walk with ourselves we stay in the present. Then time and space open up. Mmmm
Every time I put myself before time, I feel more me.
Ah yes, I like this reminder Otto of putting oneself before time. It makes sense .
Love this Otto . . . “Every time I put myself before time, I feel more me.” . . . this is a great Otto Bathurst quote
Awesome revelation Otto. Great to remember this one. Even better to live it.
Time is a funny thing and so many of us are kept by it. But it’s amazing how time waits, so to speak, in moments when we choose not to be taken by it, but rather to move at a natural pace. And what a beautiful confirmation for you, Adele, when that bus met you as you arrived at the bus stop.
A lovely blog Adele, bringing a powerful reminder of the value of remaining in conscious presence. For our body to feel harmonious and flowing, is to honour and be with ourselves in every moment – I am sure heaven is celebrating our nurturing choices with joy as another step is taken on our path of return to love. 🙂
“I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again”.
The way we prepare for the day is everything, begin a day connected and anything is possible, begin the day disconnected and you have to spend the whole day trying to rebuild that connection while dealing with everything the day has to offer at the same time…. It’s part of being prepared for life.
Our preparation is very powerful and it’s so important for us to give ourselves each the time we need to properly prepare and get ready in the very way that suits and supports us.
Our minds can so easily rush us by only looking at the time on the clock even though our bodies read the space that is there to be on time for the bus, work, an appointment etc. It curiously enough knows when it is a little later so there is space to take the care that is needed. I am always amazed when I go into drive to catch a bus and I find myself standing there for 10 minutes because the bus is late and I would have had the time to go to the toilet or complete something with grace instead of rushing. It is a great science to get more aware of. Our body knows so much more than our minds alone, looking at things in a flat time line whilst the body feels the all.
I have had mornings like yours, where if I am just out a bit when I leave in the morning, it doesn’t take many steps to feel that something is not right. I return without rushing to re-gather myself and start afresh this time with all of me… there is always another bus, but only one me!
Adele, I so love reading your blogs. When we commit to being with ourselves, a flow in life naturally arises and we dance to the rhythm and order of the universe – the stars align.
By making my work and the doing more important than myself I absolutely recognise that rushing momentum. It feels horrible. Putting myself first in terms of the quality I walk in, eat in and move in is a developing art and one, which I am learning to allow for as the greater priority. This is changing the whole balance of life.
Beautiful Adele. When we give ourselves space to not be bullied by time we can stay connected to our inner stillness.
Love it Mary ‘space to not be bullied by time’ and also be totally comfortable and at ease in our own natural rhythm.
There are mornings when we wake up and feel out of sync and if we don’t stop to check in, walk with that quality for the rest of the day. I’ve observed that giving myself a loving nurturing foundation for the day starts the day before, how I prepare for bed and next morning. Often I put in place whatever I need the next morning. If I’m working papers, documents, files, travel cards, purse, everything. Notably, when travelling to a destination for the first time, it supports me to chart my route not on the day of travel, but before. This gives me space the next morning to be with me, meet whatever routine or commitments I have, without feeling rushed. If ever I feel racy, I know I’ve dis-connected in some way.
Having had a similar experience of semi panic realising that I was short of time I have made the choice to allow myself the space to do everything in getting ready for work as feels right in my ritual. Amazingly when I have done this and check my watch for the time I am often surprised that in fact I am not last as I expect I will be but have somehow made up time despite not compromising in any way on my preparation for the day ahead.
I know I have experienced similar and it’s totally amazing. We actually waste time when we rush – rushing takes more effort, we worry more, end up more tired and make more mistakes. Not really worth it.
Beautiful Adele, I love this blog. I have felt how it never works rushing, if I rush I loose the flow and harmony of life and my body aches with the tension, I am learning to ‘walk with me’ more and more and to less be ahead of myself and my natural rhythm.
Adele, the title alone says it all: ‘walk with me’ the body’s call to us each and every day ‘move and walk with me don’t leave me behind’. A true testimony of how one or two movements that negate self sets in motion a disharmonious momentum for the day. What a loving and nurturing foundation you gift yourself each morning and how blessed we are to be graced by your presence.
Who and what do we walk with when it is not with ourselves – the pressures of the world, the rush of time, other’s expectations and the list goes on. It is well worth us redeveloping the ability for us to walk with us for if we don’t we are just making ourselves less and giving our power away to everything but our true knowing of self.
I love it Adele – so often we rush ourselves because we get caught in time and then completely lose who we are. I find that when I rush it is one of the quickest ways to find myself anxious and panicky.
And the beauty about regularly giving ourselves the space and time is that we then reacquaint ourselves with this natural way of being so when we do choose to not be in that flow and natural rhythm – it tends to stick out like a sore thumb. The two qualities of being are very different – just like it was obvious to Adele that the quality she first applied her lipstick in did not match the quality of how intimately she applied her eye shadow in. It is this detail of feeling energy that we have at our fingertips if we do chose.
Lovely Adele. I hate being late. The thought of it puts me into a panic, but rushing is worse. I recently came back home to put some warm socks on despite leaving the house later than I would have liked. It was lovely to take the time to look after myself in that way.
Adele, I love this, who would have thought that going back for seemingly insignificant details like the colour of your sunglasses and a different lipstick could be so significant. The way we care for ourselves in the morning is the way we set ourselves up for the day, it’s the foundation that our day builds on. If our foundation is weak then we do not feel as solid when we are faced with an inevitable challenge.
A super cool blog Adele, just like you!
There is a part of us that thinks we can get away with things, I do this often, where I think ‘phew made it’ as I slide into work just in time because of running myself late all morning. I used to thrive off the adrenalin of cutting it really fine… but now it just feels awful, makes me sick and affects my whole day. I love how you re-imprinted your walk by going back into your home Adele and re-connecting back to yourself.
Thank you Adele. You reveal that everyday rituals offer us an opportunity to deepen our love for ourselves.
Beautiful blog Adele, you show us that when we allow ourselves to be in rhythm with all that we are, time disappears and we enter a space in which we can only feel the love we are held by and propelled forth from.
Gorgeous Adele, a testament to yourself, and the beauty that reignites when we stay with this inner connection.
Awesome Adele, I loved how you chose to return home and shifted the energy and made it so gracious, harmonious and powerful. What a contrast to when you first left your house. Interesting what happens when we allow the pressures of time determine how we move, it often leaves us feeling racy, disharmonious and even anxious. What you’ve shared is inspiring, showing us we do not have to move this way but choose to walk with connection to ourselves instead of being governed by time. I am learning so much from your blog, thank you Adele.
Adele what an inspiring sharing as I am sure many of us can relate to this happening, the great news is you didn’t spend your day in that state but instead choose to walk with you and the incredible difference this made.
How much is our whole day affected by how we choose to care for ourselves at the beginning of the day? Your sharing Adele, clearly shows that we are constantly affected by our moment to moment choices. For me, it is bringing to home even more the importance of lovingly caring for myself, to be open to constantly deepen this commitment and to walk with me in the lightness that shines from within.
I love this Adele, thank you for sharing it
I had an experience yesterday where I felt pushed for time, and began to push myself. When the job was done and I let myself stop the tension in my neck muscles was such, that I had pain there. A moment to go wow, if 30 minutes of rush can affect my body to this degree, what does living with a constant feeling of rush and under pressure cause? A sobering moment, considering that I have lived that way for much of my life.
Great point Leigh. I have had a headache for 3 days as a result of tension in my neck. Although the pain seems to start suddenly I can see that this condition is a consequence of the rush and drive I believe I am ‘getting away with’ every day.
When we are with ourselves the timing constellates perfectly. I have noticed that if I rush in the slightest in the morning there will be a delay as I turn into a busy road. The enforced wait always allows me to catch up with myself, and then proceed, this time harmoniously.
This is brilliant, Adele. When we walk with ourselves, we walk with the Universe.
I try my best to put quality above how much time I have.
Trying to achieve the perfect time schedule is void of quality however as schedules can benefit when quality comes first.
Beautiful level of care for one self. I can image in reading this could make many people feel uncomfortable, for it shows the level of care we can offer ourselves and how when we do this it has a ripple effect on how our day pans out. It would be interesting to read of how the rest of your day transpired Adele, if this care, love and patience with yourself rolled on into the rest of the days activities.
Love it Adele, so simple. When we walk with ourselves, we walk with everyone else also in the sense that there is a harmony and a flow to our movements that syncs with the harmony and flow of the universal order that governs us. To step out of this rhythm creates a jarring that most of us do not feel if we have made such discord part of our daily routine instead of appreciating the absolute gorgeousness we are and are held by when we make the choice to walk with us and hence the All that we are a part of.
Ah Liane, you have enabled me to see that we are all naturally by default part of the gloriousness of the Universe but that by being disconnected from ourselves, we feel like we have disconnected from the totality of Life (in truth, we can never disconnect but for all intents and purposes, we feel as if we have). Therefore to do any-thing in connection with ourselves, brings us back into the natural One-ness of Life.
Brilliant Adele. Every morning as we prepare ourselves for the day can indeed be a session, a deeply nurturing one, where we enjoy the movements with ourselves, that time simply with us to support us for the rest of the day. It can be so powerful it can literally make or conversely ‘break’ your day.
So very gorgeous Adele and a great reminder to always walk with ourselves in every moment, for as you discovered, if you don’t disharmony instantly has a place to settle. And I laughed at loud at these words. “I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.” Still smiling, all over!
The more I have become aware of how harmonious it feels in my body to be with me as I move and do things in life, the more I feel how disruptive it is in my body if I do not move in this quality. For example if I happen to open the fridge, drawer or cupboard with any force it feels awful and I will now go back and redo the same movement with a greater care and attention. Being present with the body, and not letting the mind take over is a moment-to-moment choice I find. With consistency it becomes a natural way of being.
Great lesson in that everything counts, down to the smallest detail. When we live this way, nothing is ever insignificant but adds to the rhythm and harmony of the all.
I can feel the incredible love, strength and power in not only in the way you write, but also in what you experienced and how you claim yourself and the importance of being with you. I felt in my bones. So gorgeous.
We are not ever far away from the harmony within…
What a beautiful reflection of how life can flow when we are in rhythm with ourselves. Stopping to reconnect and re-imprint our steps when we have got ahead of ourselves works magic. The body when honoured in this way thrives, the day runs smoothly and we do not exhaust ourselves. Thank you for sharing this practical experience of how we are supported when we support ourselves Adele.
Taking care of ourselves on a whole new level. Taking care of ourselves while feeling ourselves at the same time. This blog is to me a testimony of the fact that everything is important and matters and that being is equally important as the doing.
Oh I love it Adele, ” I may have heard an entourage of heavenly applause and even had a moment to curtsy before stepping out the door again.” I find heaven and hence life to be very playful when I honour myself and don’t get sucked into the ‘rush’. I can see I could do a bit of fine tuning this morning after reading your blog.
Yes this is a powerful and beautiful sentence. When we are connected with our body in what we do, we are walking heaven here on earth. There is no greater joy.
Rushing is so overrated. In my experience it doesn’t make thingshappen quicker, it just makes things happen in tension rather than an ease. I much prefer to be in ease that is for sure.
I agree and the way we walk is a great indicator whether we are rushing or walking in something much grander.
Whenever I go into rushing, I clock it and ask myself the question, what is it that I am not wanting to feel? There will always be something there. Upon having the realisation of what it is, I am then able to come back to me.
That is the word I was endeavouring to locate to explain what I feel when I have gone into the result of reactive panic Robyn, ‘tension’. The sense of tension pulsing through the body is very unsettling and seems to obliterate any connection to the body. What a loving choice Adele made by retracing the steps and choosing to continue her preparation more lovingly and connected.
Indeed, Robyn, we are kidding ourselves if we think that creating tension in our bodies is going help any situation.
Trusting and surrendering too these instructions is allowing our path to be revealed as the depth of Wisdom the body is connected to is omnipotent and beyond the limitations of the mind.
Love that Adele,
Connection first, without that it truly does not feel right and that feeling precedes us throughout the day affecting everything we do. So great you listened to your feeling.
Impressive, to catch the momentum of rush and then call it to a halt. When I feel the sense that I am going to be late for work I panic, in that panic, ironically I seem to ensure that I am in fact late. This story is very inspiring.
Spot on Sarah, it is like our panic takes over and ensures our lateness and our demise! It takes a lot to call panic to a stop, and I must admit that when the panic takes over, it is almost like I want to make things more difficult for myself, and that I want to play out a type of drama – even though I deny that at the time! But without the panic things would be too easy! Because really we are masters at this whole magic timing thing, only we play it small rather than playing it big…which reminds me of a song someone absolutely AWESOME sang years ago. A song that I will never forget and when I feel like things are too much I just remind myself of the song and the gorgeous singer (whom I also will never forget) and I know that I just need to stop playing small, and just playing it big. That simple – and Thank YOU, Sarah!
Adele, although your sharing is very short, it is none the less such a powerful illustration of the beauty and power that comes from connection. The other thing that it conveys very clearly is just how unsupportive and potentially chaotic it can be when we are not with ourselves.
i am living proof that chaos reigns when I am living in a disconnected way- it destroyed my sense of harmony with life -being like that. I am so glad that I have found a way of working solidly on connection and its beautiful how we can all share in this way of being- no one is excluded unless they chose to be.
The opening of mistrust, doubt and a barrage of other half- truths has the potential to overtake and govern our moves when we choose not to walk the simplicity of who we are. This blog is a gentle reminder to get back to basics and that we can continue to live this way even though the world is trying to sell us another message.
Adele this is a really beautifull confirmation (and one that I need to hear at the moment) in that when we do not rush but instead take time to honour ourselves everything else flows.
Yes Vicky me too, to truly connect to the flow and take the time it takes feeling into the flow and just allowing it to guide,
Adele what you have shared speaks absolute volumes. Where to start? Perhaps with time, as it seems to be forever breathing down our necks and as a result of feeling constantly pressed for time, most of us are totally disconnected from ourselves, as our bodies are in the present moment (actually the only moment that truely exists) and our minds are very often focused on what comes next. When the body is in one place and the mind is in a different place then it is not possible for us to be with ourselves. Our self is therefore bereft and that is when all many of complications are able to come into the gap.
even your comments are brilliant too alexis- i agree the time monster is why I had nightmare style life for years until i realised exactly what was behind it al- my unwillingness to live in a rhythm that actually supported me in any way. i have been slowly addressing it over the last few years and I am finding that I can appreciate myself more when I give myself the space to do so, simply and gracefully.