Letter from Overwhelmed
Dear Dyan: I have had such a hard life, but not too many regrets. I have had
an abundance of blessings/ My four children and my 9 grandchildren. I just
want to get up in the morning and feel good about life. I have lost my
passion for life I procrastinate and I feel overwhelmed as where to start to
make things better financially and mentally. Please help me. Blessings to you.
Dear Overwhelmed:
I understand completely. When we feel overwhelmed, it is important to be able to take one thing at a time. If you look at a messy house or a messy room as whole, it can seem pretty daunting to straighten it up. Whereas if you start in one little corner, focus only on that corner and clean that up, then move to another section and so on, pretty soon you do have a entirely clean area without the “overwhelmed” feeling. So basically, I’m saying to start with that. Start with one little thing that you can change and go from there. And whether we’re looking at a physical mess or a spiritual mess, know that nothing new can enter if we don’t make space for it. And yes, we do tend to procrastinate when we’re overwhelmed. It’s natural.
To begin to feel better about life we have to get to the root of the matter. What is causing these feelings? I’m sure you know the answer, but I’m feeling like you feel very stuck. Take a look at all your choices that have led you to where you are now. We can’t change those but we can look at the lessons behind the choices. And we can look at what we have learned. And we can take total responsibility for them and move forward from there.
I feel what’s missing here is passion that relates to life purpose. It feels like you’re just going through the motions, not knowing what you’re really here for. How do we change that? By beginning to do things that bring us joy. It really is as simple as that. Do what brings you joy. Choose not to do things that do not bring you joy. When we’re doing things that bring us joy we are beginning to open a pathway to being able to create financially, whether we realize that consciously or not. Examine the times when you felt happy and joyful and figure out why and what you were doing at the time and maybe even who you were with. This will help point you in the right direction. We do all come in with clues about what we came here to do. Sometimes those get lost in the fog of choices. It’s important to know that there aren’t any wrong paths and every path does converge to bring us exactly where we are supposed to be.
So figure out what brings you joy and go do it. Doing even one tiny thing that brings us joy has the power to break the cycle of going around and around in a circle of misery. And if you find yourself telling yourself that you can’t do whatever it is because _______________, then you have to remove the obstacle to _________________. You can do it!
P.S. I do have some other things to tell you that weren’t appropriate to publish here as they are personal, and tried to e mail them to you, but the mail came back unreturned. If you would like me to e mail you these, please contact me and I will send.
Blessings to you too,
Dyan
