Are You too Busy to Be Happy?

too busy to be HappyIn the last post I talked about that crazy feeling we get when things swing out of balance and we feel pressed for time, have too much to do and everything is moving at a crazy pace and we feel maybe a little more than unbalanced, even a bit out of control.

It happens to all of us. Life is busy, work is pressured, family life is demanding. Yes, all of these things are rewarding too and we can feel blessed to have all these things and equally confused and overwhelmed by having to manage them all. Not always – but there are moments….

One thing I like to do to keep perspective is to turn to gratitude.   Take anything – any one thing and be grateful for it. Grateful for my health in the moment, or for love in my life, or for my ability to work and be productive.

 

Then I drill down: what’s great about any of those things?

  • Why am I grateful?
  • What would life be like without this thing that overwhelms me in the moment?
  • What do I really want? Why am I doing any given thing?

We need to realize we’re always at choice. If we’re too busy, we can choose to be less busy. I know, people bristle at that idea (I do too sometimes!) and start in with: you don’t understand! I have to, I must, I need too, I can’t…on it goes. Yes, all of that is true AND you must ask in all of that ‘How is this serving me’?

Too Busy

Sometimes being busy is our way of feeling important and needed. Sometimes it’s a way to go fast and not think about what we’re deeply unhappy about or dissatisfied with. Sometimes we’re trying to meet someone else’s expectations to do or be what they want us to be.

Any or all of that is acceptable – IF we know that it serves us and we’re choosing it. And, if it’s not serving you, what can you do about it? How can you change? If you don’t want to change it, then can you accept that it’s what you want and settle into it and be that person, but enjoy it?

I know, that may seem like a strange concept, but it is a choice and it’s ours to be aware of what we’re choosing and how it makes us feel and how that becomes the quality of our lives.

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Reeny Carvotta Barron
I am a certified Reiki Master, EFT and NLP Practitioner, Meditation Teacher, Counsellor, and Sound Therapist. I bring intuitive, artistic, scientific mind-set to my sound therapy work. I can safely go deeper where I can unlock strong emotions and trauma. Ethical guidelines include confidentially, boundaries informed consent staying within my scope of training.Our healing sanctuary provides soft treatments which establish a soothing space for your therapeutic experience. Reeny creates personalised treatment plans which assist people in developing their inner self-connection. Your personal story review serves as the starting point to examine the complex beauty of your inner self. The carefully designed tailored healing sessions provide stress relief and emotional clarity to help you find inner peace.Reeny leads you through this journey with absolute compassion to always remind you of your presence. Our work together will involve listening to your story and observing your emotional reactions. Our collective supportive atmosphere will allow you to safely discover your authentic self while developing self-awareness to reach your personal growth targets. Your path to wellness and self-discovery begins immediately in a space that radiates understanding and warmth.‎

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