Stopping for a moment..
3rd September 2019
We have a limited capacity for responsibilities and decision making each day and though, there are often things that we just have to get through, we always have choice.
With a house move, being a sole trader and single parenting, I had been pushing my limits. It wasn’t until I actually allowed myself to acknowledge how tough I was finding it all that I felt better.
By stubbornly keeping it together so I didn’t crumble I had managed to get myself to the point of feeling like my brain was jelly and questioning whether I should be allowed out in public!
Once I stopped, sat down (!) and simply stayed with how I was feeling (mind, body, etc.) I was able to deal with it. (It took being challenged by my coach to do this!) Granted, it did involve welling up randomly and ridiculously easily for 24 hrs but since that I have felt stronger and like there’s more space.
Sometimes we just need to stop, even for a moment – however scared we are of what will emerge if we do. If we don’t stop, those emotions will end up running us – whether through the impact on our body, our behaviour, our work, our relationships or any other aspects of our lives.
By stopping, we can compassionately take charge of how we care for ourselves and how we respond to the emotions, or straight-forward tiredness, we are experiencing, allowing us to step forward with more clarity and effectiveness….and reducing the risk of crying in the middle of the supermarket!
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