I keep seeing the same things all over my social feeds. Exhaustion, illness and a whole lot of WHEN WILL OCTOBER BE OVER!!
It has been a funky month, and I too am beat. As I said to a friend the other day, “I don’t feel like I am bringing the best of me”
And that should be the whole point of the things we do, shouldn’t it? Bring our best selves out, be able to deliver 100% and not be shouldering SO very much that everything is done poorly.
I needed to get back into my sweet spot. The place that I function the best, and the routine that provides the balance (yes balance) I need to fully invest into whatever it is I am doing.
And my sweet spot is where I now am. Enough time at home to vacuum the floors, go for walks, cook healthy meals. Enough work to inspire my brain, challenge my thinking and pay the bills.
ENOUGH
Enough of ALL the things I value in my life. Time with my people that I love. Time by myself.
Time to read. To work. To eat. To sleep.
Time to breathe.
We all have a sweet spot, a certain vibration of life that we thrive in, my vibration just may be a little more mellow than some.
And when I am out of my vibration, eventually I just shut down. I can’t write. I can’t think. I am at my worst.
Life (for me) isn’t about striving higher and higher, or achieving more and more. Life (for me) is about enjoying my moments, loving what I do, being proud of the work I complete. Life is about having time for relationships, and knowing our limits and our boundaries.
I lost some of that this past few months, and was fully aware that my balance was off kilter, but also knew that there was an end point and I would be able to correct it.
And that is where I am now.
Correcting my balance.
I no longer thrive on chaos like I did 10 years ago. I no longer have the drive to work until the wee hours of the morning. Now I yearn for peace, good food and quality conversations. Now I want to focus my energy on what I am BEST at, not what I am able to do.
And now, I am back in my sweet spot.
How about you?