Breaks.

Took a while off from blogging to let my mind reset.

There are certain times when you recognize that your brain is at its max mental capacity with what it is being served.

For me, that was May and June! It was filled with so much love and so much planning.

-I prioritized seeing my Tennessee clients in-person (!!) for the first time in years!
-We planned multiple mini trips for my boys to experience new things.
-Did some business planning and networking with colleagues, which is always refreshing.
-I became a 5:30am morning workout person (for anyone who knows me, that is shocking).
-SO. MANY. BOOKS.

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I have been working really hard lately to recognize what brings me back to my baseline. Taking time to remember life is way too freaking short and keeping in mind that things really are not that serious. I mean, for real, a zombie apocalypse could happen. Do you know yourself & like yourself enough to be stuck alone with yourself forever if that happens?

I am making summer my new time to reflect on what intentions I want to have for the rest of the year. Not January 1st. It is too dark and cold to be motivated to do that.

So, some people ask…how do you just do that?

Have you ever just unapologetically taken a break before?

From social expectations, from social media (please for the love of all that is good), from extra responsibilities that do not need to be done outside of work hours, from conversations you really do not feel like having in your free time?

If not…why?

(Psst…great topic for therapy)

We have gotten way too used to assuming the responsibility of it all falls onto our plate.

And then we wonder why we feel like shit.

Now, do not get me wrong. I am a mother. So, a solid stack of things naturally fall onto my plate. That is fine. I have started leaning into asking for help, giving some of my tasks to my husband, and saying no to other things that really won’t matter in the future (hi kitchen floors, I will get to you later).

Being a mother and taking care of the boys is one of my tip top values. To look at how to reduce your expectations and find your baseline, you’ll start at working on identifying what your top three to five values are. That will give you a good start in prioritizing and clearing out. Values and intentions can go hand-in-hand.

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You might be thinking, Sara, I have zero time to even think about those things.

Well, good news, if you start prioritizing therapy, you will be automatically giving yourself 50 minutes two to four times a month to start creating those new habits and moments for yourself.

There are 43,000 minutes in a month. I am encouraging you to set aside max 200 minutes out of that 43,000 to dedicate to your intentions, peace, processing, and growth.

It’s worth a shot, right?

(If not…why?)

(Psst…another great topic for therapy)

Reach out, life is too short.