What "Sustainable" Means to Me
As you enter a new month, I encourage you to observe your hourly, daily and weekly activities. You might be one that creates a list of things (“to do list”) that you hope to accomplish over the course of your day or your week. Alternatively, you might be a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of person. No matter how you go about your days and weeks, ask yourself if the way that you are doing things right now is SUSTAINABLE. Whether it be at home or in the office, our human tendency is to accomplish things. To get things done. Whether it is wrapping presents to put under the tree or forecasting a budget for the new year, it is always nice to sit back and observe the end result. Sure, I can sit here and tell you things like “enjoy the process”, but I am not talking about those big intentions (goals). I am talking about those activities that you need to do in order to just keep things moving (think laundry, cleaning, groceries, expense tracking, scheduling, etc).
2019 has been a year of change for me. Navigating a new job as a REALTOR led to evaluating routines and taking a hard look at all of my activities. At some point, I realized that I could not sustain doing “all the things” (I am still accepting this fact!). Pete and I have had to work together to come up with a new “norm” that works and that is SUSTAINABLE. Pete and I make it a point to sit down on Sundays to go over our hourly, daily and weekly “things”. As much as I love routine and schedule, I have accepted that we need to alter our ways in order to sustain energy for our kids, love for one another, and passion for all that fuels our fire.
Are you able to maintain your energy, love and passion at the rate you are going? If not, make some small changes. Say no from time to time. Take something off your plate that does not give you energy, that you do not love doing and that you don’t have a passion for. It is ok.
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