December 03 – Feeling the year-end crunch? Are you wishing you could slow down time a bit in order to get all that needs to be accomplished in these last few weeks done? Do you feel the weight of obligations, responsibilities and commitments? Has the joy of the season been replaced with to-do lists, a packed calendar, year-end deadlines and looming expectations?
Amidst all the hustle and bustle of this time of year, don’t allow demands to overpower the richness that can be experienced. Your year-end crunch is not a time problem; it is an attention problem. When your focus is swallowed up by doing instead of experiencing, meaningful moments are pushed aside when they may be exactly what is needed to feel less anxious and more fulfilled and grounded.
Take an MM&I Moment to awaken to all your demands, expectations and obligations through a new lens of understanding. What deserves your energy? What no longer is necessary, yet you are still feeling obligated? What is present right now that you can appreciate? How does this appreciation shift your priorities? What is supporting you that you are overlooking and could help relieve some of your heavy load? Where can you carve out some time to just be present and be still? As this year comes winding to its end, view it as an opportunity to reach the finish line at your chosen pace. Savor moments. Express gratitude. Allow moments of joy to surprise you. Experience the peace of letting go. Celebrate small wins. Pause to simply breathe and observe. And amidst all of these moments, you just might find that what once felt like a maddening crunch has been replaced with a welcome conclusion to a gratifying year.
Wide Awake Quote of the Week
“Joy comes in sips, not gulps.” – Sharon Draper
Yours in dreaming wide awake,
