Are you super busy?
// Do you have to be? //
I know, the knee-jerk answer to this is “YES!”
“Yes goddammit, I am raising these children
and working this job
and trying to be a good friend
and a good family member
and a good neighbor
and a good, ethical citizen of the world,
and I take all these responsibilities
very seriously! They are all
very important to me, some of them
involve the lives of people I love
and the survival of human beings on the planet
and yes, I damn well have to be this busy!”
You might even feel kind of mad at me
for asking this question.
(Even though I am literally asking it,
totally randomly,
to a few dozen people on the internet,
one of whom might be you.)
What might it be like
to pause and feel into the space
BEYOND the knee-jerk reaction?
What might it be like
to really sit with this question,
to ask it of yourself more than once?
What might it be like to wait for
multiple answers to come back?
What might it be like to ask
various parts of your body?
(“Spleen, do we have to be this busy?”)
What might it be like to ask
historical versions of you?
(“College self, did you have to be that busy?”)
Because this question
seems like a no-brainer.
But it just might hold the key to
a lot more joy
in this outrageous, singular life you’re living.
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If this question makes you feel scared, irritated, or despairing…but also strangely intrigued, you could probably benefit from coaching. Get in touch with me!