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Picture it. You have gotten rid of that old anger, the pointless worry and irrational doubt. You have allowed yourself to let go of the jealousy and accepted and celebrated who you are. There is always more to do, but you definitely notice a difference.
The Scenario.
See yourself going through a typical day. Some ups, some downs, and a close brush with “disaster”. The only thing is, that on this day something is different. Contrary to your experience, nothing gets you down. The day flows smoothly and easily. You find that even the brush with “disaster” doesn’t put you off-balance. Instead, you almost feel like you are surrounded by a warm, fuzzy blanket.
The question you ask yourself is: Are you reaping the benefits of releasing unwanted baggage? Or are you perhaps simply deluding yourself into thinking that everything is going correctly? Is it possible that you have just arranged for a natural “high” of brain chemicals so that you are basically drugged out and not caring? Or are you instead actually at the top of your game, and you just hadn’t realized it?
How to find the answer.
The answer lies in looking at the results. How did you perform that day? Were you taking care of business or off staring at the wall? Of course, there’s nothing wrong with staring off into space. It’s good for you, in balance with everything else. But if you did that all day you might have your answer. Take an unflinching look at the numbers. Don’t be overly harsh, but don’t be overly easy, either. How do the numbers look as compared to the previous average? If you show an improvement, then you have made a solid step towards freedom, and have improved your work situation along the way.
If, however, you note that you didn’t perform as well, then you know that something is gumming up the works. It may be that you are so busy thinking of a field of daisies that you are not noticing when something comes up. Your reaction and reflexes are slowed, and it’s just causing you problems. Set that technique aside, and try something else. It may come in handy later, but for now it just isn’t serving you.
My own experience.
Over the last few days I have been working with various techniques to improve the flow and effectiveness of my day. Especially when it comes to work. My job is a “multitasking” nightmare of a whole bunch of “top priorities” screaming for attention. I have been coping pretty well (I’m waaaay past the average time for burnout, but I’m still going), but I was tired of the toll it was taking on me emotionally.
I practice what I preach, meaning that I’m always experimenting to see what works best for me. Recently I came upon a combination of methods that is getting solid results for me. Although it had been building up for a while, I find that I’m much more emotionally balanced than I have been before. I mentioned that in the Podcast. That, combined with setting my day up right has made a huge difference. Remembering to acknowledge and welcome my guides, as well as a brief but effective meditative/hypnotic practice in the morning were the changes I made.
The changes I saw at work were impressive. I easily slid through the problems at work. At first, I thought that perhaps it was an “easy” day or that I was just off in space somehow. Looking for some hard data for me to use, I decided to keep it up. In the following days, the effect just intensified. Continuing to accept and release feelings, as well as a proper start to the day has made a big difference.
Almost in response to my thoughts regarding the “easy” day, the next ones were “hard” days. One of them also presented me with a situation where I was in Big Trouble if I couldn’t produce proof of my innocence of something. I didn’t have the proof, but I stayed on balance. In the end, out of my calm and untroubled execution of my duties, the proof presented itself. By that point, I had already released emotional attachments to the outcome.
My result.
Seeing this event, I decided to pull up some numbers to get a feel for how my work is affected. Not only was there improvement, the numbers are actually trending upwards. In other words: There is an improvement, and that improvement is still going. How high it goes is anyone’s guess, but the requirements are satisfied. I’m having far better days, and instead of interfering with work, my performance has improved. Not La-La Land in this case 
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