Embracing Autumn’s Slow Energy
It’s October, the nights are starting to draw in, the leaves are falling, it’s getting colder, and it is most definitely autumn! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to embrace my slow cooker, my blanket is now in my lounge so I can snuggle under it when I’m feeling chilly and I’m starting to consider hibernation. If it’s good enough for hedgehogs and bears, then I’m all for it!
When Life Gets Overwhelming, It’s Okay to Pause
I have been a bit low key recently. It can feel exhausting at times, running a business, a home and having a full-time job and sometimes things come out of nowhere, that leave you needing to push the pause button, and maybe needing to put some of those spinning plates down, so you don’t start to drop them all.
Why Boundaries and Self-Care Matter Most When Life Gets Busy
So, I have put a few plates down, I’ve upped the self-care, made time for me but also done some thinking. It’s easy to get swept up in things around us, but it’s when the madness starts, that we need to ensure that we have boundaries and we look after ourselves. Bringing out the cliches that you can’t drink from an empty well, or when the masks descend on a plane, we’re told to put ours on first, but they are cliches for a reason.
Reflecting on What Truly Matters
And as the I’m now taking some time to admire the plates, I’m reflecting on what’s important to me, on my goals, my dreams. Are they still the right ones for me? The simple answer is yes. Maybe it might take a little longer to achieve them, but I have been reminded recently that I do only have one life, and I don’t want to spend it doing something I don’t really enjoy just because it’s the easy option. And if I keep doing, it stops being the easy option, it becomes the hardest thing I can do, because I’m not being true to myself and I’m allowing myself to settle.
Taking the First Small Step Toward Your Goals
If this sounds familiar, what small thing can you do that will take you towards your goal? What’s the one thing that you can do today, that means you’re putting yourself first, that you’re making yourself the leading lady of your life and not someone waiting in the wings, or maybe just designing the set?
When you know what that one thing is, in the words of Nike, ‘Just Do It! And you’ll be amazed at how good it will feel.