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Second, I shift my mindset around the different ways that I think about “busyness.” When we’re busy, the default mindset is to feel sorry for ourselves. Especially in our culture today, where being busy is glorified, we can often get respect from our peers and a satisfaction for ourselves if we’re just “so so busy.” This culture gives us permission to feel sorry for ourselves. Instead, we don’t want to glorify the drudgery of busyness. Instead, we want to zoom out and remind ourselves that we’re often choosing this busyness. I don’t have to plan a wedding or buy the home of my dreams. I get to. This simple wording shifts reminds me of why I’m doing it all in the first-place, and not only keeps me motivated, but keeps me inspired as well.
These little reminders of how blessed and grateful I am, regardless of what else is going, helps keep all of life in perspective.
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