Just a Thought... Definitely May-be

Spring has sprung and I tell you what else has: the commitments. Now, before anyone old enough/cool enough bursts into a rendition of ‘Mustang Sally’ (my late Daddy readily would!), I am not referring to the movie band championing the sensational Wilson Pickett classic (if you don’t know, look up both!).

Rather, I mean that our ‘to do’ lists are likely stacking up before our eyes and, even worse, within our minds.

You know the drill, Monday rolls around and you hope for a ‘less busy’ week and then someone asks you to do something which you agree to. Your inbox floods with messages to answer, questions to research and meetings to schedule. It’s Wednesday and your family requires appointments booking, transportation and feeding (I know, who knew?!).

All the while, you are hoping to get around to that restful period this week promised. Friday hails the weekend and you descend into the ‘big shop’, ‘the big clean’ and ‘the big socials’, forgetting the big chill-out. Finally, a moment comes where you have cleared that list and you can relax. The only problem is it is 11.58pm on Sunday night so you head to bed and leap right back into Monday with a rinse and repeat cycle subconsciously pre-set.

I am not a Fairy Godmother (magical though I am!), so I cannot stop ‘life’ and the non-negotiables needing your attention. I can offer you this advice, though: add in your own non-negotiable of complete re-charge regularly. Be less human-doing and more human-being, whatever that looks like for you individually. I am rubbish at it, which is why I am holding myself accountable and writing this article. So, let’s do this one together, dear reader; make this merry month of May the time we really make a positive difference. That’s something we DEFINITELY can commit to. Now go slow your Mustang down!

By Fliss Goldsmith of Belper