Bless her! She must have spotted me in the clutches of rushing, frantic busyness, otherwise, why give me a book called ‘Meditations for women who do too much?’
‘She’ is my best friend, looking out for me and encouraging me to ‘start smelling the roses.’
On the back cover of this book by Anne Wilson Schaff, it asks: Do you find yourself rushing all day long? Work and kids, errands and chores – too much to do and never enough time to do it?
Although compiled from a woman’s perspective, its central theme is to remind us that we all, men and women, need time out in our busy lives.
Time for peace, quiet and recharging those worn-out batteries.
Time to take a moment to slow down and make time for yourself.
Time to laugh a little, connect with something that inspires you and remind yourself that you ARE worth taking care of.
What I love about this book is that the meditations, there is one for each day of the year, are short and to the point. It takes about a minute or so to read and Hey Presto! The job is done, and you’ve had a little inspiration for the day.
As is my wont, I opened the book somewhere in the middle with the vague intention of ‘what’s the message for today?’ and found myself on May 29:
RUSHING / FRANTIC / UNWORTHY
My pattern is go, go, go… Collapse. A quote contributed by Rosie.
When we are addicted to working, being busy, rushing around, and taking care of a lot of people, the only way that we can give ourselves permission to rest is by collapsing.
It has been said that workaholism is the addiction of choice for those who feel unworthy. We are so driven to prove ourselves and to make a place for ourselves that we can never quite do enough, no matter how much we do. If we do just enough, maybe we can justify our existence. We have trouble accepting that just our being may be enough.
We all need solitude, and those of us who do too much can only justify taking it when we are near collapse.
Rushing and then collapsing is not only exhausting to me, it wears everyone around me out too.
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Rushing and collapsing is cruel and inhuman behaviour. Practising it on myself is cruel and inhuman.
If this is you, consumed with rushing, frantic, busyness, please stop being so cruel to yourself.
Find someone to work with you on your busyness so you can start appreciating yourself; someone you can trust and with whom you feel safe, so you are not on your own when the going gets tough.
You ARE worth it.
Do it NOW. You can always start with a chat HERE.
Simples 😊
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