Consider this post a call to check in with yourself.
To inventory what’s taking up most of your head space and if, in the grand scheme of things, they are worthy of that much attention.
With this message from Spirit, we are being reminded to not get carried away with worrying over the little things that won’t necessarily break us…but they’re not helping us either. Let’s get into it.
Last week was mentally taxing for me. Trying to keep up with staying consistent with posting here while also working towards some bigger projects. I just felt there weren’t enough hours in the day to get it done. Cue in the moments of ‘analysis paralysis’ (very Virgo of me), and I found myself experiencing a myriad of emotions around how overwhelmed I was becoming.
For someone like me, when I’m working on something I’m passionate about I’m on it like white on rice. Laser focused to the point where all else becomes insignificant. Doesn’t necessarily sound like a bad thing, right? That is, until you don’t know how to turn it off. Burnout, anyone?
Hustle culture is overrated. This idea of working ourselves literally to death sounds honorable in theory to some, but there’s so much in life worthy of slower moments to take it all in.
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
Lao Tzu
But even if it’s specifically your vision/goal/dream, can you trust your Spirits to lend a helping hand? What will it take for you to feel empowered enough to simply ask? All nuance considered here, people will be people. I’m sure we’ve been disappointed or let down before but a closed mouth still won’t get fed, and your pride will continue making comfort in false narratives that zap your energy. Speak up.
If we’re being fully transparent here, there’s this energy of mistrust as well as control issues that come with people who feel the need to push constantly. Imagine living your life with a magnifying glass to the point where you forget you’re looking through one. Nitpicking every single detail. Hyper-focused on minute things that won’t matter years from now.
Zoom out, my dear. Those surface-level things you worry about don’t have the capacity for the depths you take them to. It’s one thing to be aware of them, its another to give them more attention and worth than they’re meant to hold.
I find this resonates most with those who conflate worth with output. It’s as if you use your works to prove your value. For descendants of the enslaved, this mindset is engraved in some of us so consider yourself partially absolved. Nevertheless, it’s still our responsibility to do it differently. We GET to do it differently.
Short message for today, still packed with value. Can you trust everything will get done without your hovering and worrying every second of the day? Keep yourself honest, this isn’t a license to get lazy. Just ease up on the throttle, a bit. In fact, it’s in those slower paces where we gain new insights on how to make our vision/goal/dreams that much sweeter.
The remedy? Touch some grass. Take a bath. Read a book. Dance. Sing. For the love of God, relax without guilt. Don’t get so bogged down in reaching the destination you miss the medicine in the journey.
If Spirit gave you the vision, YOU are the one to see it through and no one can take that away from you. Work smartly and trust yourself and your Spirits well enough to know everything doesn’t rest on your shoulders alone. The Ancestors are ready when you are. Hope this helps.
With love,
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