The breathing space between the things you do is just
as important as the things you do.
Pushing the “Pause Button” occasionally for a brief moment to halt hectic
and busyness can pave the way to calmness by capturing precious time and mindfulness.
Pausing can also provide you with a break in the habitual action, so you can
become aware of “wrong turns” and so, begin again in a new direction when
needed.
It’s tempting to fill in every waking minute of the day with hustle and bustle.
Sometimes you need to leave space to just “be”.
Set aside a little space between every one of your commitments. Take
a break to breathe and calm your mind, take a short walk outside, drink a glass
of water, or perhaps do some simple deep stretching exercises. Appreciate
the momentary freedom, and just be.
And remember that this kind of change doesn’t happen all at once. It
happens just one small step at a time. When it comes to making changes,
less is more.
Do you have mile-long to-do lists? It’s unrealistic to want to accomplish
100 tasks a day, so pare down and compel yourself to make a daily list of no
more than 4 core tasks. This means, you must be aware of the highest
priorities. You will begin to feel empowered rather than overwhelmed since you
DAILY do the most important things.
Just take everything in small, manageable steps. (Don’t even fantasize
that you can get everything done!)
Remember the almost forgotten art of leaving tasks/events undone. Eliminate
the non-essentials and stop over-committing. Learn to say no. The emotion you get from doing
your important tasks is far better and less stressful than the feeling you get
from sitting around thinking you should be doing it.
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