For When Life Gets Busy

I'm feeling this one Big Time right now, hope the message resonates with you too and inspires you to realign with what really matters....

✨ I N S P I R E

“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes everyday - unless you're too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” ―Dr. Sukhraj Dhillon

✨ R E F L E C T

When life gets busy, taking care of ourselves is often the first thing to go.

It creeps in slowly though, doesn't it?

First it's one skipped walk, or a missed journaling session

Then it's 3 days in a row, then a week and then the practice that brought so much happiness, calm, and ease is forgotten.

I watched this happen to me this week.

I'm in a busy space with work and the kids right now.

**Note to self - STOP signing them up for so many activities 🤦‍♀️

And in this busy-ness and trying to get everything done, I watched my carefully crafted and well-loved habits slipping....

--> Rushing through journaling

--> Meditating in bed rather than downstairs - so, basically me just

still just sleeping but calling it meditating 💃

--> Grabbing food on the go in between carpools

--> Not getting to bed early enough

--> Skipping workouts because I don't 'have enough time'

UGH.

And in this space, I'm cranky and disconnected.

But, when I slow down enough to notice what’s happening, I bring awareness to my thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Then I can change them.

Awareness is power.

✨ T H R I V E

When I'm going down this chaotic and distracted road, I take these 3 simple steps to realign with what's important:

# 1 --> I pause

Physically stop moving

Slow down the action

Take a deep breath and soften your shoulders

# 2 --> I write my priorities out

Don't skip this

Grab your journal or a sheet of paper and write your priorities out

*Remember, if everything is important, nothing is

What really matters right now?

From this simple step:

*Clarity and focus appear

*Decisions are easier to make

*Boundaries are easier to hold

# 3 --> Make a plan

I ❤️ the 4 D's for when the overwhelm kicks in:

*Delete: Remove unnecessary tasks or distractions

*Delegate: Assign tasks to others (kids count!)

*Defer: Postpone tasks - I schedule them in my calendar for a later time

*Do: Do the task that are urgent and important

These 3 steps give me back my time, calm, and focus... so I can do a 7 min meditation, rather than needing the hour 😉

Love,

Carolyn

xx

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