Aren’t you tired of being busy, over-whelmed and exhausted?

There are times when I feel this way, but when I do, I now know exactly what I can do to shift me out of it and I want to share it with you. It’s so simple…

Speaking to my friends, it would seem that many of us are in the same boat. I think that there used to be a time in my life where I was nicely busy, just busy enough! At certain times of the year, particularly the end of the school year or the run up to Christmas I knew I would get really busy, it was a given and I just accepted it as being the way it was.

I don’t know about you, but for me it now seems that every day feels more like that time of the year. It’s a bit like the VISA bills. There used to be a time where the big ones were anticipated at certain times of the year but now every month is a big one!

It seems like it’s almost become to norm to be busy, over-whelmed and exhausted. Moms wear the “busy badge” like it’s a badge of honour… I don’t know about you, but I don’t think it’s healthy to feel this way and be “proud” of it. It’s almost like there’s a shame attached to not being busy. That if you are not busy, there’s something wrong with you!

Anyway, back to being busy…I bumped into a friend recently who I hadn’t seen for a while.

“How are you doing?” she asked me.

“Busy” I replied.

“So busy it’s almost at over-whelming. There seem to be so many balls in the air right now!”

“You? How are you?”

“I’m great. My life is full and I’m happy. I love my work, I love my life!” she replied.

“Full?” I asked her curiously, what do mean full?!!!

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“I’ve replaced the word BUSY with FULL and life is so much better for me.”

She’s a busy mom. She works full time, runs a home, has three boys and, and and… However, I have to be honest, she seemed so content, happy and accepting of her fullness than I did of my busyness.

It got me thinking, and I don’t know about you, but I had to agree with her. Full just seemed so much more positive than busy. I associate being full with being replete, satisfied. Instantaneously it seemed so much more hopeful. We parted company and my busy day continued.

“My life is full.” I said to myself.

I had to admit that it sounded nice. It sounded calm and satisfying. It sounded so much better than “My life is busy”.

I have tested it for a couple of weeks now and my days seem to be way calmer than my busy ones ever were. My life is full. In fact it is very full and at times, absolutely it over-flows but being full to over-flowing just seems to keep me in a better headspace than being busy to over-whelming. How can something so simple be so effective?

The reality is that my days are probably no busier or fuller now than they ever were but what it has made me realize is that it all comes down to how I perceive them and how that influences my headspace, mindset, motivation and behavior as a result of it.

I am at my happiest when I am busy, I know this about myself, but, I’ve realized that I am even happier knowing that my life is full. And, the very best part of it is that it has brought me a new found energy to being a Mom.

I feel released from feeling busy, over-whelmed  and exhausted.

Try it and see for yourself, it’s great – “My life is full” I love it and am very grateful to my friend.

If this blog post resonates with you and you want some other tips on how to bring more ease and calm into your life, take a look at this post HERE. I wrote it specifically for helping moms re-prioritize themselves after the summer holidays where typically we take little time for ourselves. Take a look, it helped many moms re-energize and make a positive shift and focus back onto themselves and their needs. So important!

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