WHEN OVERWHELM THREATENS TO TAKE YOU DOWN – DO SOMETHING!
By Judith Parker Harris
I submit that feeling overwhelmed is a pandemic far worse than the swine flu because it can take you down, yet leave you undiagnosed and, therefore, untreatable. Just look at the symptoms – besieged, snowed under, beleaguered, weighed down, plagued, beset. Oh, my!
The feeling of being overwhelmed is my block that I must find a way to bust. My husband has been very ill for over two months and cannot be left alone, thus my world has gotten smaller. I am cut off from people and activities that before helped me to unwind, recharge and redraft the plan that I rely on to stay on top of things.
At the same time, it’s Resolution season. I normally love to make resolutions and I check my progress well into the year in which they are made. This year, however, I feel weighed down, plagued and beset. My seven BlockBuster villains are all pulling me down. My saboteur is whining, my pirate has stolen my creative spark, my Killer has strangled my self-confidence, My mugger is attacking me at every turn, my Lost Love is filling me with fear, my Sorceress has me trapped in inaction while I wait for “If” to happen and my monster has me hopelessly trapped behind uncontrollable circumstances.
There is only one thing to do – DO SOMETHING! OK, villains, I am taking you down.
I replace the I can’t whining script with the I can do something script – down goes the saboteur.
I reclaim my creative spirit and I promise to blog every day that I possibly can. Down goes the pirate.
I release what must die in my life (old activities and perceptions) in order to build upon the new opportunities that life is offering. Down goes the killer.
I refuse to strangle myself or others with negativity. Down goes the mugger. I push fear out of my life with love. Down goes the Lost Love. I shall not wait for the stars to align or the perfect circumstances to occur in order to pursue my goals. Down goes the Sorceress. I will be the hero in my own life. Down goes the monster.
If each one of us does what we can to improve our own lives and the lives of others, the action and positive energy would be unstoppable. I felt broken-hearted by the terrible devastation of the earthquake in Haiti, so I sent in a donation and prayed. I felt fear and loss due to my husband’s illness, so I decided to focus on doing everything in my power to help him be well. I felt confused in my quest to establish a worldwide web presence, so I decided to do what I do best – concentrate on my creativity and just keep putting it out there. To that action I added trust that it would get to the people who need it the most.
In short, the overwhelmed feeling cannot survive when one is busy taking action. I invite you to join me in busting the overwhelm block. What action will you take today? I’ve got to go. I have many actions left to take.
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January 19th, 2010 at 2:41 am
I can definitely agree with feeling overwhelmed but as you said- You can’t tackle it all @ once. Pick something to focus on then proceed manifest success…