Do you ever feel like life is running away with you? Well you’re not alone.
In our over-caffeinated, hyper-connected world it seems that living life in the fast lane is no longer a lifestyle choice, it’s the norm. As we hurry from one thing to the next, juggling family and home life with long hours at work and an endless stream of social commitments, it’s easy to be distracted by our busyness and fooled into thinking we are leading full and worthy lives. But as Henry David Thoreau said: “It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?”
“Between work, being a mum, managing the house and organising my husband I don’t get a minute to myself,” explains my friend Kirsten, 36, a university lecturer who has a two-year-old daughter. “ I’d love to bake more – and even start my own cake business – but after a long hard day I’m so tired and I end up in front of the TV or catching up with Facebook and Twitter – the time just goes.”
Sound familiar?
Busy is not inevitable
When we find ourselves feeling busy, overwhelmed and tired, it’s important to remember that being busy is a choice. We are never forced into a lifestyle of busyness. It is a decision we make. In order to become less busy we must first realise that we determine our own schedule and that we have the power to change it. After all busyness is, essentially, about misplaced priorities and it’s only when we slow down and listen to our intuition that life begins to flow again. By accepting it’s ok not to be busy, and by making sure our priorities align with our values and the contributions we’d love to offer this world, we open ourselves up to all sorts of exciting new possibilities.
FREE goodness to help you slow down, tune in and light up!
We have had a crazy few months at DWYL HQ, so we are dedicating October to quiet, reflective time. As we search for meaning in our busy lives it can be hard to relax, tune out the noise and listen to what we really want to offer the world.
If you feel like this, or you find yourself saying: “I don’t have time” more often than you’d like, please gift yourself our free resource Making Time, a 31-day experiment in carving out more time for the things you love.
You’ll learn how to look up and rediscover the small wonders out there that make you happy, one day at a time, one minute at a time. Sign up here (it’s free!) and receive one email per day for 31 days, each one providing a specific prompt to encourage you to create, connect or just have fun.
We’d love to hear how you get on. Connect with us on Facebook or Twitter and let us know what you do with your new-found time!
The Do What You Love team
