Hello — dropping in to see how everyone is today.
Doing okay? Worried? A mix of both? (I don’t know about you, but I don’t normally scrub my beans in hot water and soap. Except now I do. Welcome to the new normal…)
During this time of physical distancing, when we’re all taking extra care to keep each other healthy, it’s easy to worry.
A dear American friend and coach, Victoria, mentioned something on Instagram that I loved. When we have a worry thought, Vic said, we should test it.
The word that got me is “actionable”.
So much of the time, my worry is me rocking faster in a rocking chair — going nowhere. Got the visual?? My mind just zooms off into the worry without asking, what is actionable? What can I do?
If the worry thought is none of these things — actionable, useful, accurate — we need to drop it.
When the worry is real, we need to make a decision, figure out one tiny step forward and act. I’m going to take Vic’s advice and give it a try. I need to remember the Worry Test.
Love Catherine x
PS.
Want some coaching from Victoria? You can find her here! Thank you for being a bright light in the world, Vic!
Want some of my surplus mum-love, now that my teens are tired of it and just want to do school work and watch YouTube videos in peace? Ha! Send me an email if you need encouragement during this tough time. I’m here, girlfriend.