I refuse to push my “default” button.
“Today was a crazy, busy day!”
“This week is flying by.”
“The entire month has been a blur!”
“I can’t believe it’s almost June.”
Sound familiar?
Do you find yourself feeling this way ALL THE TIME?
Is it hard to even catch your breath before you are on to the next soccer practice, lacrosse game, school meeting, dance rehearsal, music lesson, work thing, then . . . homework, walk the dog, throw in a load of laundry, dinner, bath, bedtime . . . just to wake up and do it all over again the next damn day!
Does life just seem to pass you by?
Are you constantly playing “catch up” and never caught up?
Are you always in rush mode?
Do you feel like “Auto Pilot” is your go to setting?
So . . . how is this working for you and your family?
My hunch . . . not so well.
I truly believe we all have the best of intentions.
This “busyness” that surrounds us comes from a place of love, commitment, and dedication . . . but it just gets bigger and bolder and busier . . .
overwhelming
exhausting
crazy making
But lets face it . . . the busyness is not going away.
I get that. I am right there with you.
The thing is . . . you can choose how to live with the busyness.
Do you push your default button or not?
When you make the choice . . . you have the power.
The power to live the way you deserve even in the middle of all your busyness.
When I push my default button my life looks like this:
I am bored.
I just go through the motions.
I don’t “show up.”
I feel dull.
I am always grumpy.
So I ignore my default button . . . even though, at times it seems so much easier to push the damn thing.
Choosing NOT to push the default button is hard work, and that’s ok!
Choosing NOT to push the default button and living with intention takes a ton of patience and practice, and that’s ok.
I struggle with it every single day, and that’s ok!
When I choose NOT to push my default button, my life looks like this:
My 10 year old asks me to jump on the trampoline . . . I jump.
My 13 year old wants me to hang out with him . . . I scoot closer.
When I feel bitchy, I find time in my busyness and . . . I get my heart pumping.
My husband wants to connect . . . I sit on the porch with him.
My busyness is still there.
My calendar keeps filling up.
My lists get longer.
My mind is full.
But by choosing . . . even if it’s just for a few minutes{btw: it still counts} I have the power over how I am living.
Your choice: push the default button or not.
What do you choose?
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