This is what being busy looks like. 🤯 No space. No margins in life. It's not glamorous. It's time to delete some old belief systems around being busy. ❌being busy does not mean success ❌being busy does not mean happy ❌being busy does not make one more worthy I have found the times I am busiest is the times I am the most stressed. For me, being busy has served many functions. - to distract myself when I'm upset or disturbed - to avoid emotional pain - to make myself feel enough Many of us have realized (because of the pandemic and being forced to slow down), just how much we were pushing ourselves. I know for myself. I hate being busy now. Yet the habit of piling things on is still there. I am working on it. I have to be aware of it. And when I'm triggered I notice I get into workaholic tendencies... then I know I have to pull back. Because when I'm busy, to be brutally honest. I don't enjoy life. I don't get the time to really engage with people, I rush through projects, I even forget what I did that day... So I have learned: - do less - fit less in a day -make space for the spontaneous - say no, if it's not a hell ya - simplify - Prioritize - take down time - make space for pleasure What have you found helpful to create more space in your life for the things that nourish you? 💗 🎨 art by me Acrylic 2022 #artist #artistofinstagram #thoughtfortheday #thoughtfulartist #socialcommentary #thinkingaboutlife #beingtoobusy #beingbusy #addictiontobusy #simplify #simplifyyourlife #doless #createspace #slowingdown #lifeisbetterslow (at Courtenay, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXn312vrzp/?utm_medium=tumblr
