If you’re anything like me, you need God, the Universe or Life (whatever you prefer to call it) to give you a cement wall - else you’ll run right through it. Even as I reflect on the events of the past two months, I see clearly the many ‘warnings’ to slow down I had been receiving for some time.
The way I see it, you can make the choice to slow down or life will do it for you in all sorts of unpleasant and unpredictable ways.
There’s so much fear that exists behind the guise of productivity, ‘doing’ and incessant activity. You can slice it a million different ways; fear of losing love, fear of not having enough, fear of not being able to provide, fear of confronting ourselves and our thoughts. But ultimately, it all comes back to the fear of not being enough. If we lose all the many forms of external validation, we just might have to validate our own damn self.
I am settling into this slower pace. I’m learning how to drop the ball because usually, I don’t want to be juggling that many anyway.
— Katie Wallace (Writer for socially conscious leaders and companies/Guide @ The Dying Project/Mindful Muse Newsletter)
This is so timely for me. I’m Type A and find it hard to unplug properly. Even when I’m “relaxing,” my brain/subconscious seems to continue problem solving in the background. I do have mental health practices that help a lot and I work with a coach/energy specialist, and yet I still, at times, cross my own health boundaries. So I recently ended up sick (not Covid, just a virus/strepp thing) and missed some very important events. I had been under the weather a few days earlier, and didn’t rest up and recharge. My bad. My resolution is to work smarter, not harder and find a way to properly rest. Interestingly enough, I’ve also come to the same conclusion about validating myself. I grew up shy on praise and I’ve been far too attached to external validation in my adult years (just love that atta girl at work, and it usually comes with cash!). Just sayin’ :) Hugs. XO
Blessings,
Chatgirl
No comments:
Post a Comment