It is likely that once you commence self-discovery, you’ll want to run on your path at breakneck speed. In this ensuing process to make up for what you perceive as lost time, you might even neglect yourself, your health, your finances, or your daily chores.
You might even create a lopsided life, not a balanced one. This won’t do. Something will give out. Rest assured there is time for everything. There is no lost time to make up. Just take a steady pace on your newfound path while taking care of yourself – intentionally.
There might be occasion to relax. Or just loafing, not doing anything in particular. You’re eliminating those things you don’t like doing anymore, and you’re doing new things. What might not seem evident is all that has changed from before you embarked on your life’s journey, other than the reason for why you’re doing the things you now do. There is thus no reason why you can’t follow a balanced, calm and peaceful pace. Doing so will ensure that you’re mostly full of energy.
Tasks might come up. In project management, this is called scope creep. These additional tasks might create anxiety. Should this happen, remember that such anxiety doesn’t add value to your task or project. In fact, it creates quite the opposite effect. Anxiety can create distraction that holds us back. By being aware of this, you’ll be able to maintain a balance, even while current activities, tasks or projects result in what seem like delays and drag out your plans. If the supposed scope creep activities are important, you might want to attend to them. This is especially true when not ignoring them will end up requiring extra time – likely resulting in major anxiety. We’re always better off when maintaining balance and making allowances for required extra time.
There are also tasks that might go wrong. We likely live anxiously, in anticipation of things that might go wrong that might further drag out our plans. Such anticipation is unsettling and requires a balanced approach: Or, our emotions go haywire and we can become counterproductive.
Emmanuel van der Meulen is a life awareness coach. He can assist you to learn more about healing the emotions. Request your free optimal life newsletter.