What is happening?!

Starting the day with high ambition — goals to check off and people to see.

Until…

Plans don’t go as envisioned. Too many thoughts begin to spiral around the right and wrong of what I perceive I’m doing, how to be better, and how not to fail. Frustration builds, and suddenly things begin attaching themselves to my growing list of imperfections.

Today, I said aloud:
“Okay…pivoting. I need like 15 mins. Hold on…”

I took a quick 3–5 minute walk, grabbed a cup of tea, and leaned into gratitude by reminding myself how grateful I am for my list because it speaks to who I am and what I’m trying to do. It reminds me that I am alive and trying.

In those moments, I have to use the same tools I encourage others to practice (which hopefully moving forward I’ll call these ANCHORS):

• Pause

• Accept

• Ground myself

• Pivot

What are your ANCHORS?

Because reality says there will not always be someone immediately available to help pull me out of a spiral. Sometimes people are busy, unavailable, overwhelmed themselves, or simply unable to show up in the exact way I may need at that moment.

I’m learning to listen to my body, recognize what it needs, and respond with intention instead of criticism.