The ART of
Self-Nurturing
Cultivating SPACE TO BE
BY KELLEY GRIMES , MSW
If you are yearning for more peace in your life , learning to cultivate space to just be is an essential first step . Instead of spaciousness , most of us have lives overflowing with responsibilities , commitments , and ever growing ” to do ” lists . Our schedules feel cluttered , our homes feel cluttered , and our minds feel cluttered resulting in a feeling of overwhelm that robs us of our peace of mind and sense of well-being . Not giving ourselves permission to pause and just be keeps our nervous systems on overdrive which negatively impacts our physical and mental health .
When we live this way for any length of time we may feel trapped like we are living on a hamster wheel feeding our anxiety and reinforcing our belief that we must always be working or accomplishing things in order to have value . Striving to do more and more leaves us feeling anxious and / or guilty when we are not in active doing mode