The Lure and habit of complexity!

So I’ve been on a major simplification and minimalism vibe –espousing the many wonders and joys achieved through the art of simplification, slowing down, listening to your own inner voice and being who you want to be! And it was wonderful –I had my new direction all sorted going about my days telling everyone I met about it and encouraging him or her to think about how this could help their treadmill lives.

Yet here I find myself once again sitting with that paralysis brought on by sensory and cerebral overload –completely forgetting my new ethos of less is more! Not a simple thought abounding. Instead I’m focussing on what I am ‘supposed’ to be considering for it all to work. I am plagued by so many ideas, from my head and the heads of others, my task list is getting bigger, and words like ‘should’ and ‘could’ has surpassed ‘want’ in ranking order of my simplification priority list.

 (Some context for this little meltdown)

I am in the throes of planning a new women’s network, which has the grand intention of helping the evolution of all women into full – blown WAGs! (Women Against the Grain). I’ve been consulting experts –my sister – my marketing and brand manager guru – fellow sister WAGs in the making who own their own businesses –also asked google what it thought, you know as one is ‘expected’ to do in this day and age. Every avenue gave lots of valuable ideas and information for my new venture.

Back to my meltdown!

But here I am not able to put a simple thought into my head. Everything I’ve planned and thought about seems inconsequential and a HUGE endeavour! I’d lost sight of my simple intention which is to help us women get focussed on our selves and the lives we want to live not the lives others expect us to live.

Generally people have good intentions, but at the end of the day that’s all they are – good intentions. It’s what we do with what they advise that really counts. What others say has a lot of value all of the time –but it may just not be what you want.

 So what Simple steps can you take when you realise this overload has happened?

1. Find a quiet space to regroup.
2. Go back to your original intent behind what you want to do
3. Find out if it’s still what you want to do.
4. Decide on the changes you want to make.
5. Remind your self about what is most important to you.
6. Only be guided by your ‘wants’ not the ‘shoulds’ and ‘coulds’ – they’re not yours anyway.
7. Then just Do It!

 Seeing the Silver Lining

Well I didn’t get sidetracked for too long –the periods between my realisations of getting off track and out of balance is getting shorter –so I must be doing something right! Another good thing that has come out of my being sucked into busyness is this post! Another confirmation that my long-held writing aspiration is taking hold and who knows – maybe a book will emerge from this journey?

So ALL you WAGs out there – keep forging towards your own WAGdom! If you want to experience any REAL joy, peace and balance in your life – live life on your own terms!