It is Spring Break .Some parents are vacationing with their children. That is not true for me.
I am trying to stop the chatter in my head that keeps me indoors rather than out during these peaks of Spring.
Here is some of my inner clatter:
It looks too windy. I need to finish my article. I will go for a hike later in the day. I’m too tired.
I told myself that this week I would get back to doing exercise five days. Basically, I was driving myself crazy with writing exercise on my to-do list everyday and then talking myself out of it.
That behavior of writing down exercise everyday and not doing it, is EXACTLY what I got sick of doing. I finely said, no more thinking about why I should or shouldn’t go on a hike today. Shut up and get out the door. Grab the opening time now. Go.
These two photos are part of the beauty I saw on my hike. I chattered about not carrying my camera as well, and again, said, “Shut up and take it. You love nature photos. Do it.” I got about twenty Spring beauties which I will share later in a blog.
I was tired stepping out the door. I was happy and energized stepping back into my office. One insight I had about OVER THINKING, is that when I have been PUSHING MYSELF at work to meet deadlines and respond to all emails or in RELATIONSHIPS by practicing new behavior, for example, letting differences go, I don’t want to push myself to exercise. I want to pamper myself. Get nurtured.
Why do you over think? What are you spinning in your head right now? What quiets the chatter? Leave a comment.
PS. I wish I were on Spring Break with my daughter. She is working. I am working. We are not in the same city. Thank goodness we have a plan to hike together and be in SPRING. I hope it happens.
Take good care,
Natalie
natalie@emptynestsupport.com
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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