by Deborah Globus
It’s a rainy morning here on Long Island and all my Monday Morning/beginning of the week stuff is going all wrong.
Instead of making me feel as though there’s a clear path ahead of me, all I feel is a sense of dread – pressure on my heart and a pinching as if there’s too much to do and none of it anything I’d really care to do.
Sometimes a different approach is needed…
Instead of making me feel as though there’s a clear path ahead of me, all I feel is a sense of dread – pressure on my heart and a pinching as if there’s too much to do and none of it anything I’d really care to do.
Sometimes a different approach is needed…
Out came the markers. I know I’m a visual person. I know that the big movements free up my energy. This is what came up:
A note to myself: “THIS IS NOT A TO DO —this is a brain dump to see where my head is at
It’s a mess, but it makes sense to me! <3
And the key to the process is to keep at it long enough to “get the message.” I was pleased with this little (OK…giant) creation. Looking it over though I started feeling pressured again; that whole too-much-to do-not-enough-time-or-inclination-to-do-it feeling crept back in.
That’s when I picked up that vivid purple-y colored marker and wrote: “THIS IS NOT A TO DO” and that’s when I remembered that of course it isn’t! I did this exercise to get straight what was going on in my head. And voila! There’s a whole lot going on in there – no wonder I can’t focus on one thing!
A note to myself: “THIS IS NOT A TO DO —this is a brain dump to see where my head is at
It’s a mess, but it makes sense to me! <3
And the key to the process is to keep at it long enough to “get the message.” I was pleased with this little (OK…giant) creation. Looking it over though I started feeling pressured again; that whole too-much-to do-not-enough-time-or-inclination-to-do-it feeling crept back in.
That’s when I picked up that vivid purple-y colored marker and wrote: “THIS IS NOT A TO DO” and that’s when I remembered that of course it isn’t! I did this exercise to get straight what was going on in my head. And voila! There’s a whole lot going on in there – no wonder I can’t focus on one thing!
Next steps? Let that stew in the subconscious. Grab some lunch. Do the phone call I’m scheduled for at 12:30. And relax! Because, hell – if I only get done half of what’s on this beautiful mess, it’d be MORE than enough!
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