Quote from Brené Brown via Soulemama
Haven't read Brené Brown's book, nor do I know what she means when she says this...but I saw this phrase today and it truly spoke to me and where I'm at right now.
Life is full. Busy. Hectic. Frantic even. And although no one specifically asks me to do many of the things I fill my days with (other than work)...I sure do fill them up. I often come to the end of a day, especially a weekend day which some people might consider using for relaxation and rest, and I feel utterly exhausted and depleted. I look around at what I've accomplished and I feel satisfaction...but I'm beyond worn out.
And then often, without wanting it to happen, those feelings are followed immediately by resentment, anger, and bitterness that everyone else in my home might not be working nearly as hard as I am. I think about all the things I've accomplished and compare them directly to what others around me have (or have not) accomplished in the same time period. And that leads down a dark path that I don't like. At all. In those moments (which there seem to be a lot of lately), I try so hard to remind myself of a few things...
- again...no one is asking me to take on all the the things I take on
- I take them on because I WANT TO. The cooking, baking, gardening, house concerts, decorating, crafting, community building, entertaining, and handmaking of gifts...these things bring joy to me, my family, and the people I love, and therefore shouldn't lead to negative feelings
- it's o.k. if other people choose to spend their free time in a different way. That's why it's called free time.
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