I loved reading this, Lauren. It reminds me how grateful I am to myself for choosing to trust my own personal/professional journey (and the "tugs" between both "lives" - it seems to be a constant battle sometimes). Thank you for sharing!
I appreciate and identify with everything you have written in this article. Earlier this year I realized I was headed off a cliff if I didn’t slow down so I arranged to have two weeks off the beginning of August. I’m coming off those two weeks now but I’m realizing I didn’t take full advantage of them because they were spent doing stuff around the house, checking in on work, etc. etc. I do feel somewhat rested, and much better organized, but I’m not sure it’ll be enough and don’t know what to do about it, other than try to allow myself a slower pace now that I’m back into it and hope that’s enough.
Yes! The first step is awareness. There really isn’t a “rested enough” space. Everything is about recalibrating for what each moment needs. Maybe that is delegating or renegotiating deadlines, and just checking in on what’s working and what’s not working. It’s not an overnight fix but a slow daily practice.
Thanks a lot for writing this and sharing with us. I cannot stop but always feeling this is me exactly! I also learned in a hard way I am wired differently like everyone else has their own way. For me to be what we call productive, I need to take care my feelings properly. I need to listen to them not ignore them under the name of productivity or sometimes in business people say leadership
Awesome writing! Your language is an amazing gift, thank you for sharing it.
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Exactly what I needed to hear, thank you!
I loved reading this, Lauren. It reminds me how grateful I am to myself for choosing to trust my own personal/professional journey (and the "tugs" between both "lives" - it seems to be a constant battle sometimes). Thank you for sharing!
I feel you. Most of my writing is about integrating parts of myself that feel in tension and accepting all sides as one.
I appreciate and identify with everything you have written in this article. Earlier this year I realized I was headed off a cliff if I didn’t slow down so I arranged to have two weeks off the beginning of August. I’m coming off those two weeks now but I’m realizing I didn’t take full advantage of them because they were spent doing stuff around the house, checking in on work, etc. etc. I do feel somewhat rested, and much better organized, but I’m not sure it’ll be enough and don’t know what to do about it, other than try to allow myself a slower pace now that I’m back into it and hope that’s enough.
Yes! The first step is awareness. There really isn’t a “rested enough” space. Everything is about recalibrating for what each moment needs. Maybe that is delegating or renegotiating deadlines, and just checking in on what’s working and what’s not working. It’s not an overnight fix but a slow daily practice.
Thanks a lot for writing this and sharing with us. I cannot stop but always feeling this is me exactly! I also learned in a hard way I am wired differently like everyone else has their own way. For me to be what we call productive, I need to take care my feelings properly. I need to listen to them not ignore them under the name of productivity or sometimes in business people say leadership
I agree! I can’t get my mind clear to work until I’ve processed in the morning!