Take Control and Let Go
I'm going to share something I just read. I'm quoting a subscriber to my FlyLady Yahoo group (click on the sidebar link). I think her point is intact even though I break into her paragraph:
"...when I did lie down for a physical recharge (my body was not happy with me still), it was with the peace that the house was not exploding and I had taken control and let go -- does that make sense? You take control of the little things a little at a time AND you can let go of the whole overwelming feeling that you can't do it all, all at once." [Emphasis mine.]
Take control and let go... Now there's a paradox for you. But as I let that concept settle into my brain a little, it made a lot of sense.
The overwhelming feeling -- the one that's sure to deliver a bucket load of stress -- can keep a person paralyzed, and procrastinating, and all the while the problem just steadily gets worse. So letting go of that feeling is freeing and empowering.
The taking control a little at a time -- by doing what one can, with what one has, right where you are -- is the only way out of an imposing situation. It's proactive and positive. I may not be able to scale the whole mountain today, but I can climb the foothills. And we all know the momentum that is gained by just doing something towards one's goal -- even just a small portion of an overwhelming project -- gives the feeling of having accomplished something in the right direction, and it puts wind in the sails.
So, next time you get stressed out by a daunting circumstance, take a deep breath. Then exhale the paralyzing feeling of overwhelm. Next, take another deep breath. Inhale the strength to begin doing one little part. Don't let the negative energy of perfectionism (which sounds like: I can't do it all so I just won't do anything) keep you stuck.
Take control and let go.
"...when I did lie down for a physical recharge (my body was not happy with me still), it was with the peace that the house was not exploding and I had taken control and let go -- does that make sense? You take control of the little things a little at a time AND you can let go of the whole overwelming feeling that you can't do it all, all at once." [Emphasis mine.]
Take control and let go... Now there's a paradox for you. But as I let that concept settle into my brain a little, it made a lot of sense.
The overwhelming feeling -- the one that's sure to deliver a bucket load of stress -- can keep a person paralyzed, and procrastinating, and all the while the problem just steadily gets worse. So letting go of that feeling is freeing and empowering.
The taking control a little at a time -- by doing what one can, with what one has, right where you are -- is the only way out of an imposing situation. It's proactive and positive. I may not be able to scale the whole mountain today, but I can climb the foothills. And we all know the momentum that is gained by just doing something towards one's goal -- even just a small portion of an overwhelming project -- gives the feeling of having accomplished something in the right direction, and it puts wind in the sails.
So, next time you get stressed out by a daunting circumstance, take a deep breath. Then exhale the paralyzing feeling of overwhelm. Next, take another deep breath. Inhale the strength to begin doing one little part. Don't let the negative energy of perfectionism (which sounds like: I can't do it all so I just won't do anything) keep you stuck.
Take control and let go.
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