Pace Yourself :)
Instead of identifying yourself as a body, identify yourself as a soul, a subtle (non-physical) star without any physical form and dimensions, a point source of light energy and consciousness. Whatever you do or say, it is you, the soul, who is performing that action through the body. The soul is like a driver and the body is the car. To be in complete control, the driver has to sit in a place where he has access to the controls and also can collect all the necessary information to make decisions. The soul is located in the center of the forehead in the brain.
The soul has basic, peaceful, positive qualities – peace, love, joy, power, purity, knowledge, and bliss. In meditation create awareness of yourself as a soul. This naturally leads to an experience of these peaceful, positive qualities. This is what is called 'soul-consciousness'. It is not just something to experience while in meditation alone, but also as we perform actions.
Our original resources are very simple - peace, love, purity, knowledge, and happiness. In Raja Yoga meditation these are called the five original qualities of the soul. When we return our consciousness to these five qualities and remember them, then the following feelings arise in us, which finally get reflected in our actions:
? Love: I care and I share.
? Peace: I harmonize and reconcile (adjust).
? Purity: I respect and I honor.
? Knowledge: I am and I exist.
? Happiness: I express and I enjoy.
To understand and remember these qualities, we need to recognize the heavy deep shadows or personality traits (“sanskaras”) that have blotted them out, or polluted them. Sometimes we don't recognize the pollutants because they have ingrained themselves so deeply into the personality that we say ‘I am this’. True, complete spiritual knowledge, makes us aware of these pollutants and the practice of meditation empowers us to dilute them and get them out of our consciousness.
Trying to do too much at one time will only leave you exhausted and unable to give your best.
Like a marathon runner who knows how to complete the race, pick the right pace for yourself and preserve your energy, so that you complete the task.
So, the next time, you're expecting too much from yourself, remind yourself, "If I want to see things through to completion, I have to pace myself properly."