“Live in the moment”
“You can’t pour from an empty cup”.
“Self-care isn’t selfish”.
“Do what makes you happy.”
I know, I know, I know……….
Sometimes it’s all a bit too much isn’t it?
Every day we are bombarded by stuff, by messages, by ideas. We are told how we can improve our lives, how we could/should be living, how we could/should be improving ourselves and to be quite honest with you, sometimes it’s just too much.
It feels like noise!
I think it’s fair to say, most of us have favourite quotes or words that inspire us and if read at the right time can give us a lift or motivate us into action BUT in today’s society, there’s a lot of positive and motivational social media that can end up sounding like really loud noise.
Questioning yourself.
I noticed it when I was scrolling recently (yes, life coaches scroll too) and I suddenly felt overwhelmed by the bombardment of messages instructing me on how to live a better and more fulfilled life. It made me question myself.
Am I doing this life thing okay? Have I got it right? Perhaps I haven’t? Perhaps I should be practising more self-care whilst living in the moment and doing what makes me happy. If I don’t practise the self-care, I will be pouring from an empty cup!
A slight exaggeration but nonetheless, the same messages were coming up time and time again to the point where I realised that I now just gloss over them. They don’t really mean anything to me because I see them too often.
I appreciate my own business feed tends to have lots of “positive quotes” but that is my job and I do always try and put a different slant on them. I don’t want to become noise.
Things I’m doing to minimise the overload –
- Taking a break from my personal social media platforms.
- Avoiding endlessly pinning on Pinterest – I get sucked into the vacuum of quotes even if I’m not looking at those!
- I’ve limited my exposure to magazines and written publications for the moment.
- I’m not listening to podcasts that are wellbeing/mental health topics.
- I’m having a break from journaling – usually I love it, but I need a short break.
Does this resonate with you? Do you need a positivity break? What does yours look like?
