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"To think too
long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing."
~Eva Young |
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Good morning!
When was the last time you felt truly overwhelmed? Maybe
it was last week, or last month, or maybe it is right now, this very
minute. Have your "to-dos" piled so high that they are robbing the joy
from your days and the skip from your step?
When we are overwhelmed, we can often trace the feeling to one of four
sources:
1. When we fail to allow enough time for the unexpected, tasks pile up
and all of a sudden we find ourselves anxious or struggling to stay
above water.
2. There is some specific
"to-do" that you just don't like doing. That single to-do is ignored
more than any others, until it gets to a point of "crisis," and must be
dealt with.
3. The project seems
insurmountable - since we don't know where to start, we just don't
start.
4. Like today's quote, we
confuse PLANNING with DOING and spend too long in the planning phase
and not enough time in the action phase.
Regardless of the source of your "overwhelmed feeling" the quickest way
to release it is through action. Even five-concentrated minutes on a
task will help us to feel we have control over the "to-do" versus it
controlling us.
Your Turn: Make a list of the things
that are overwhelming to you right now. Choose one to work with this
week. Each day, set your timer for at least 5 minutes and take focused
action. Notice how the action begins to make the anxious and
overwhelmed feelings dissolve.
Your Affirmation: I do not succumb
to feelings of being overwhelmed, instead I am inspired to action. |
And
as always, don't forget to start your day with a heartfelt "Something great is going to happen today... I
can't wait to see what it is!"
And
when ending your day ask yourself, "What is one
more thing I can do to make today matter?"
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