Orchestrating your weekend

Jan 19th, 2011No Comments

It’s Wednesday. Wake up. It’s time to orchestrate your weekend. I know you are tired, but people are counting on you. Your significant other needs some romantic time. Your kids need to be exposed to new experiences. Your friend needs to meet for a cup of coffee or a beer- don’t forget to call. And you need some time to develop that passion that you have been feeling. Some you time.

None of this stuff will happen if you don’t focus. If you just let he weekend go any old way- it will be lost. Not that every aspect of it needs to be planned. There will be plenty of room for spontaneity. You just need to set the stage.

You have been given hints of what you can orchestrate. The future participants themselves have alluded to the things they are needing. In the middle of your coworker’s boring story, he mentioned an event that would be perfect. There is an outdoor hockey game. The Kodo drummers are coming. The symphony is playing Beethoven’s Ninth.

All it takes is a little thought- on the drive into work. Get online when you take a break and explore your idea. There is something big that is trying to happen.

You are the conductor. If you can just orchestrate it, and then get out of its way- it will unfold into shared experiences. They will add untold richness to your loved one’s lives. And to yours. It will expose them to things that they would not have otherwise known. Someday they will draw on that experience. It will open up the world to them.

And all it takes is a little thought and consideration. Some orchestration. It is up to you. Are you going to do it?

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Michael Hoffman’s passion is guiding people to connect with their natural gifts. He believes that we all have innate gifts that hugely benefit others and the world when we offer them. The purest example of these gifts is the Native American concept of medicine or the gift you offer your people. Michael defines your medicine or gift as the natural effect you have on other people when your heart is open. Unfortunately, the demands of our current culture to comply and fit in often distract people away from their inherent gifts and the natural expression of their being. Michael believes many of us have forgotten our dreams and what we are about. This sadly results in a loss of purpose, passion, and vitality. As an innate gift specialist, Michael offers retreats, classes, and individual sessions to allow people to reclaim their natural gifts. These venues allow people to identify, awaken, and offer their gifts. This experiential work incorporates Zen thought, Native American ceremony, rites-of-passage, and releasing limiting belief systems. Michael also maintains his meta blog to provide knowledge, skills, and awareness for unfolding your natural gifts. He is currently compiling this knowledge and research into a college class and book. Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1987 and Master of Social Work in 1996. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In addition to his formal education, Michael studied and apprenticed with a Zen Master and spiritual teacher for 22 years to learn how to guide people to understand themselves. He has worked with people professionally since 1986 as a psychotherapist and teacher. Michael currently resides in Oceanside, California.

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