Have you ever felt so full to the brim with boredom / unhappiness / frustration that, like a saucepan reaching the boil, you feel as if you might bubble over at any minute? I felt like this at the end of 2022 - burned out from juggling too many jobs, zombified by the boredom of my daily grind, and frightened by the feeling that my life, and by extension
On numerous written something that really hits home to me! Just like this weeks newsletter, for me I feel we're constantly told to "live each day like it's your last" - which is extremely tiring, I'm very grateful for my daily life however I've come to a stop where I think "is this it?' I'm 33 and society has made me feel old, I said to my Mum yesterday I feel sometimes I'm just walking around doing the same stuff everyday waiting to die - I don't mean that to sound as depressing as it is but sometimes you can get complacent then question your worth/ point.
I've given myself a talking to and feel tons better, I guess like you did I had a think of what I truly want and what I need to do (babysteps) to feel more "alive" ✨️
I used to use a similar prompt “what makes you feel most alive?” as my guide, but recently integrated a second prompt into my regime. A few months ago I had to make a decision between leaving my current job or accepting an offer at a new company. I felt the new offer made me feel more alive, it was a visceral rush and I was like, “this is it.” But my friend reframed the question to, “what makes you feel the most personally enriched?”
With that angle, I realized I wanted to pick the new job because it was so exciting (new adventure, significantly better pay…but better pay meant more stress, working evenings, etc). So upon meditating what my longer term life would look like I realized my current job would support a more wholesome, balanced, enriching life. A life that allows me to enjoy life outside work instead of being shackled to a strict schedule. Anyway just to share another spin on it, but overall love this idea as a compass for how to live our lives!
On numerous written something that really hits home to me! Just like this weeks newsletter, for me I feel we're constantly told to "live each day like it's your last" - which is extremely tiring, I'm very grateful for my daily life however I've come to a stop where I think "is this it?' I'm 33 and society has made me feel old, I said to my Mum yesterday I feel sometimes I'm just walking around doing the same stuff everyday waiting to die - I don't mean that to sound as depressing as it is but sometimes you can get complacent then question your worth/ point.
I've given myself a talking to and feel tons better, I guess like you did I had a think of what I truly want and what I need to do (babysteps) to feel more "alive" ✨️
I used to use a similar prompt “what makes you feel most alive?” as my guide, but recently integrated a second prompt into my regime. A few months ago I had to make a decision between leaving my current job or accepting an offer at a new company. I felt the new offer made me feel more alive, it was a visceral rush and I was like, “this is it.” But my friend reframed the question to, “what makes you feel the most personally enriched?”
With that angle, I realized I wanted to pick the new job because it was so exciting (new adventure, significantly better pay…but better pay meant more stress, working evenings, etc). So upon meditating what my longer term life would look like I realized my current job would support a more wholesome, balanced, enriching life. A life that allows me to enjoy life outside work instead of being shackled to a strict schedule. Anyway just to share another spin on it, but overall love this idea as a compass for how to live our lives!
Such great inspiration.
This is in part what my retirement trip to Australia is all about.
Following my footsteps from almost 40 years ago.
So inspiring Siobhan, I’m sure you will achieve every one of those dreams x
In a word YES. and Yes again, it's difficult to stay in touch with creativity, when we're generally slumping around in zombie mode