Dearest reader,
Today I’m approaching overwhelm. It seems I need to share with this community how real life is such a real aspect of my art business.
I’m not sure how you all experience life on a day to day basis. Is every day plain sailing, are there things that you know are niggling in the background but it’s ok, it can wait for another time? I’d love to know. I’d love to be able to gain some clarity on how you tackle things, every day things such as taking care of your family, self care, important things, admin, food planning etc.
Ok, so I’m definitely a person who takes in alot of information, I actively search out new insights, ways of doing things, challenges, learning etc. And in a time where information is so readily available, god, it can be soooo overwhelming. There’s a part of me that thrives on trying it all out, but then there is a part of me that gets completely overwhelmed when the consistency part doesnt support the result. Theres just always something new to discover that we are being sold left right and centre. Sometimes, just ‘being’ is such a relief. Most times actually. For example, I’m often on a rabbit hole of a journey with food. What I can and cant eat, when to eat, how to eat to heal the autoimmune disease I’m currently living with. It’s hard not to see this as a beast to conquer, instead of just a bunch of energy stuck inside me that needs to settle and release during a moment of peace.
Or like being a parent, the balance of being human and being a role model at the same time. I guess that they are one and the same. I am quite hard on myself as a mum, I’m sure I’m not alone there. I always want to be the best version of myself, and when i get it wrong, I’m not as soft on myself as i would be to a friend you know? Is that the human condition? I’m sure it is. ‘Learning’ to have grace with self love is a process for me, I know what to do, talk to myself like I’m my own best friend etc, that perfection is not the goal. Yet, it is not yet a reflex for me. I’m aware of the concepts and I intend one day for this to integrate fully into my consciousness and actions without a thought. I believe that everything starts with an awareness. Then slowly and surely, we begin to see the deep value in something and decide to implement it little by little because it’s just the right thing to do, theres no other way.
This concept is how i see similarly the world at the moment. I feel that humanity as a whole is becoming more aware of ourselves as a race, our own actions and those of others. Things are being revealed to us that we are no longer willing to accept. Can we do much about them? That depends I guess. But the more and more our awareness grows, the more and more we are motivated to implement change. Be that on a micro scale, or an all encompassing change in the world because we are so empowered by our capacity as individuals and as a collective.
In summary, today, I’m seeing overwhelm as a deep desire for personal evolution. I’m noticing the need to slow down, to take in less information, to use more effective day to day strategies and to look in the mirror with love and admiration at the mom, wife, daughter, woman, creative human that just wants to be the best version of herself. I’d like to think of humanity in that way too, on the road to being the best version of itself.
I’ll leave you with a top tip video about changing a king size duvet cover that I find contributes to my well being on a ‘housework monday’ :)