I sat for ages this morning just looking at one area of the spare room (which started off messier than the below picture I might add). I knew that I needed to listen to someone energising and upbeat, so I scanned down my list of audio books and found Take Control of your life, by Mel Robbins. Perfect! As I listened, I was propelled into clearing and sorting. The following words stuck in my mind…

“Busyness is something I hide behind when I’m afraid of facing things, because if I’m busy I don’t have the time to face the things that scare me. The secret to control is slowing down”.

Mel Robbins, Take Control of your life

I found a sketch pad in the clutter which reminded me how much I like to sketch and doodle. I sat down and did this…

Nor an exact representation of the photo, but it took my mind of things for a while whilst I sipped my tea.

Slowing down

From what I’ve listened to today, I’ve worked out that some of us are afraid to slow down as it forces is to think 🤔; however, decisions are apparently made when we are doing something else or nothing at all.

This rings true for me as I quite often have good ideas when I’m peeling potatoes, out walking or having a shower.

I definitely need more time out to sit and do nothing which fits in nicely with my new lifestyle changes that I mentioned yesterday.

Until tomorrow…

Sandra