Somedays the mental clutter in my mind is too much. In my mind thoughts swirl around, and although I am not big on keeping lists on paper, my mental to do list leaves me feeling like I am drowning under the weight of responsibilities and unrealistic expectations.
It is not necessarily that there is so much to do, it is more a feeling of not even knowing where to start. I sometimes find myself feeling like I am back at university with a huge essay to research and write, and yet I have no idea where I’ll begin.
Being a perfectionist is doing me no favours. I tell my children it is OK to not be perfect, it is OK to make mistakes, and I tell them not to put pressure on themselves to try and please everyone. But I need to not just tell them this, I need to be role model of it. I can not simply say “don’t do what I am doing,” and expect that they will just say “OK sure mum“! I know deep down it is OK to make mistakes, in fact through mistakes I have learned so much! Lately I just feel overwhelmed, so this is the exact time that I need to slow down and listen to my body.
Our bodies are amazing, they tell us when we are pushing ourselves beyond what is healthy, we just need to stop being so stubborn and actually listen. I am ready to listen, are you?
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I find that morning pages really help me deal with the clutter in my mind. I don’t always do them, which is a different point altogether! Also, media diets help me a lot!
Writing helps me declutter my mind but these days my calendar is so hectic that even that fails. I often ignore what my body tells me, always try to give that extra push trying to do everything and I know that will come back to haunt me one day. A to do list helps but i just end up adding too much to it.
I identify so much with this hun. My mind can trick me and trip me up, writing helps me and rest. Hope you have decluttered. Thank you for hosting 🌟 #mg
OMG reading your post was like I was looking in a mirror and talking to myself! I tell my kids all the time that they aren’t perfect and they shouldn’t try to be and just be themselves yet I am always putting too much pressure on myself. It’s something I am really trying to work on. I also will get so overwhelmed with the thoughts in my head and the constant to do list without really knowing where to even start that it leaves me drained. I’m glad I’m not alone in this feeling:) Thanks so much for hosting #mg Mac!
I can totally relate to this feeling and it’s always a sure sign that you need to take some time out and focus on you for a while. Like others I find writing really helps, I’ll just sit and do a complete brain dump of whatever is going on up there without worrying about grammar or even full stops, just get it all out in whatever order it comes to you. It doesn’t have to make sense, it just needs an outlet. Even if I never look at it again, I feel like a weight has been lifted. Making time for a morning meditation always helps me start the day from a calmer frame of mind too x
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This is so true Mac. I was always perfect. I worked hard and got great grades at school. I went to University, I did everything right, until I chose the wrong man and ended up a single mother. This wasn’t just imperfection, but in my mind it was the greatest failure ever. It is only now, a couple of years on that I am able to see that this failure has made me. It has made me a more courageous person, a better mother and a wiser human being. We shouldn’t strive to be perfect. We should embrace failure for the lessons we can learn. Pen x #mg
It’s true that we need to walk the talk.I have realized that perfection is a myth.We can only do our best and love ourselves more.Love the link up.
Thats so true. I also tell my kids that its perfectly fine if they are not perfect. Mistakes surely makes us better if we decide to learn from them.
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