Have we discussed this idea before? Ha! I’m sure we have, but it bears repeating!
When you are feeling harried and thinking of too many things at once, shift your attention to your breathing. Consciously breathe in and out, slowly, and observe the change you feel in your body.
When you feel pressed with too many things to do, take a few minutes to make a list and get the “to-do’s” out of your head and into visual reality.
When you think you can’t go any further, know that you most likely can! It may take a perspective shift, but the energy is available and can be given you when you need it most. Asking for help is one way to keep going!
When you need to rest, and don’t have a window of time for it, take 120 seconds and rest your mind. Think of as little as possible and repeat your best declarations of truth and strength.
When you feel discouragement or despair or despondency creeping into your mind, demand that your mind shift to counting blessings, making a list of all that you have learned and accomplished and stay watchful of your thoughts until your mind has obeyed.
When your children seem demanding and whiny, stop what you are doing and listen to them with your full attention. Chances are they are struggling to be heard and have upped the ante to capture your attention.
I pray that you will know that you are never alone. That those of us who have walked the road of mothering before you have fought the same or similar battles, and have come away enriched and wiser for the experience.
You can do this!
Love,
Jacque
“I am in love, and out of love I will not go.” C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce