Today's Affirmation:  "Today I will slow down and do only one thing at a time."

Our daily lives can overwhelm us.  There is always so much to do, especially if we have a job outside the home and have a family to care for.  Just think about all of the tasks that we do in one day-from the moment we get up to the moment we lay our heads on our pillows at night.

We always feel so rushed, so behind schedule.  Some days feel like a treadmill.  We just get on and go, go, go.  And at the end of the day, we fall into bed exhausted.

It can be very frustrating when two or three tasks are top priority and need to get right away.  We make ourselves crazy with rushing in order to get things done.  The faster we go, the faster our minds go.  Our minds are on high speed.  Always thinking about the next task to be done.

All of this results in our thinking becoming external.  We focus on the outside instead of on the inside, instead of ourselves.  What I mean is, we push ourselves beyond our boundary, beyond our capacity, always juggling two, three, four, sometimes five things at a time.  We forget to breathe.  We forget to relax our muscles, we convince ourselves that we can't slow down, even for a minute, or the entire works will come crashing down.

Well, here's a little secret.  If we dropped dead in the middle of doing all these things for all these people, do you know what would happen?  All the things that we did that we felt we were the only ones who could do them, would get assigned to someone else to do, or we would be replaced by a new employee.  BUT those that love us would miss us.

SO-instead of running around all day focusing only on the external, SLOW DOWN.  Think ONLY about the task at hand.  Start it.  See it through.  Finish it.  Move on to the next task.

Focus on ONLY the task at hand.  Don't let yourself become overwhelmed with EVERY single task that needs to get done.

And don't forget, be good to yourself by giving yourself permission to breathe and work at a reasonable pace.  Eat your lunch without paperwork all over your desk.  Allow yourself time to recharge.  If you have a break time, take it!  You are entitled to it.  You need it.

Being good to ourselves is very best thing we can do for ourselves.  It makes us happier and more productive and much more pleasant to be around.

SO-for today, with any task that you do.  Just think about that ONE task from start to finish.  Just do ONE thing at a time.  You will be amazed how much better you will feel and you will be surprised how your tasks get done effectively.

Have a wonderful day today.  And remember to BREATHE!

Love and Light,
Robin