You’re supposed to be tired and cranky…

I’m going to get a little “personal” for a minute.

The other day I got my period.  It was a day I had some babysitting hours that I could dedicate toward getting work done.

I woke up tired, feeling a real depletion of energy and irritable.

My previous MO would have been to power through and try to get as much work done as I could during the few hours I had childcare.

I would have felt more depleted as the day went on, with a rising feeling of resentment bubbling to the surface that would cause me to become short, tense and irritable with my husband and kids.   I would have spent some of my work hours simply running in circles in my mind.  I would have felt flat creatively and a dull headache would begin to settle in. 

In my experience, this is what so many of us do all the time.

We don’t LISTEN to our rhythms, to our bodies, to our spirits.  We don’t honor what we need right NOW.  We keep believing that if we just PUSH. ON. THROUGH. somewhere there will be a finish line, somewhere there will be the red light and we can finally rest, someday we’ll see the END of our to-do list.

It’s a lie.   It’s a destructive pattern and we are losing our lives to it.

Do you know what I did the other day instead of working during those delicious mid afternoon hours?

I took a long luxurious NAP.  I actually rested my body.  I chose to listen and TRUST that everything will get done that needs to get done.

I put my faith in the quantum physics of living a present and responsive life.

• When you run at top speed all day long without times of retreat or refuel … you are supposed to be tired.

• When you disregard the amazing and infallible wisdom of your body and its rhythms … you are supposed to get resentful and cranky and irritable.

• When you allow your life to be led by a never ending to-do list believing that you have no time to prioritize self renewal … you are supposed to feel flat and uncreative.

• When you live a life without boundaries and without protecting your inner life force … you are supposed to feel drained and tapped out.

These are the messages of a life out of harmony.  They are your LIFE LINE, not your burden.

They are the spark of life left in you begging for you to break the pattern and begin to reassess where you are headed and whether that is where you really want to be going.

I’ve been doing a lot of work on the Vibrant Living Strategies for Moms guided workshop. The wisdom and content of this workshop is asking me to dig deep personally and excavate the parts of my life that are out of alignment. It’s going to be a powerful experience.  If you’ve been enjoying the interview series … this workshop is for you.

Today, I’m asking you to take stock of your uncomfortable feelings, moods, and “life” symptoms.

Are you tired, tapped out, frazzled, achy and sore, flat, anxious, sad, uncreative, unproductive, bored?

Get honest and curious.  With a boatload of love and grace, fill in this statement: “Why should I be surprised to feel {insert your feeling/mood or life symptom}? Shouldn’t I feel that way since I ________________.”

The first step is shining the light.  The second is radical trust that we can shift the sails and change course.

Slow and steady, mama. This is your bright, beautiful life with wide open seas ahead.

Much love,

Lisa

p.s. I’ve received some questions about signing up for the interview series … The MAPP Gathering is always open to join ~ once you sign up you’ll receive your first interview immediately. If you aren’t already signed up for the MAPP Gathering, come on over and get on board.  {And if you aren’t getting every email – please check your spam/junk folders- lots of emails are getting stuck in there!}