Overwhelmed? Relief is Within You.
“I canโt think straight.” “Iโm exhausted.” “Little things feel like big things.” “Iโm impatient.” “I havenโt eaten all day.” “Iโm not doing anything well.” “Sometimes I think I should walk away and open a coffee shop.”
Leaders of all levels Iโm working with are sharing moments as these, vibrating in overwhelm at times. No surprise. As a humanity, in systems and in the world, thereโs turmoil and light all in one day. Itโs hard to balance demands and stressors in our external environments, let alone quiet the noise to hear what our internal beings are asking for.
We hear of mindfulness practices and grounding techniques. They sound good, but often dismissed or forgotten. Some techniques are within reach in the moment, take seconds to minutes and enable us to go from being โofflineโ (when our animal brains light up in fight, flight, freeze and fawn) to being โonlineโ (centered, focused, clear).
The grounding technique here is an example of how easy it can be. If you need this today, try it, let me know what you notice in yourself. Or, share an example of an alternative technique you love that works for you.
Weโre going to encounter bumps in the days. We can offer ourselves relief with ease, access and, significant benefits when we listen to the cues.
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