Stepping back or taking a step backwards, can seem to be pretty negative, but sometimes its absolutely the right thing to do….
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and trying to juggle too many balls, stepping back gives you the opportunity to take stock, re-appraise your priorities, get some focus and move forward in a more positive and effective way.
I spent more years than I wish to count trying to live up to my reputation of being Superwoman. I was juggling too many balls, but I never had hold of any of them, for long enough to do anything positive with them… I spent most of my time just trying to keep them all in the air, making sure I didn’t drop any, or worse.. drop them all..!!
Looking back, it was madness to put myself under so much pressure, or to allow others to dump so much on me, but hindsight as they say is a wonderful thing. We often demand far more of ourselves, than we would ever ask ,or expect, anyone else to cope with.
Do You Need To Step Back..??? Are you running around looking after everyone else, chasing your tail trying to hold everything together and not making time for yourself… ??? You will be hard pushed to do anything effectively if you are, in fact you’re more likely to end up, working yourself into the ground, or getting depressed… So…
STOP… Right Now…. Sit back… Take a deep breath… Close your eyes… Relax your shoulders… Take another deep breath… and think about how and where you are spending your time… What do you spend your days doing..?? Are you happy…?? Do you get any pleasure from your days…? Are there things you would like to change…??
Recognising the need for change is the first step…. Doing something about it, is the next and the most effective way, will be to step back and look from the outside…. I will pass on a great way to do this in my next blog post… until then..
Blessings
Jaye
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