Control = Exhaustion

Feeling exhausted? Most of us have good reason to be tired, but exhaustion is a whole other level. 

It could be from living life too seriously. When we set up rigid parameters in life we keep the spontaneous away, leaving us little if not any moments to be carefree. And that is exhausting...

When is the last time you laughed uncontrollably? When is the last time you did something out of your routine? When is the last time you tried something new? 

It's a tough one for me. I HAVE TO be the mom. So how do I maintain my role as responsible adult and find moments to be footloose and fancy free?

Turns out life tends to run more smoothly when you throw in a little unexpected, when you break away from your schedule and opt for the chaotic, the unreasonable, THE PANCAKES FOR DINNER ;) Because then you are allowing your self to live (you know like REALLY LIVE). When we break away from the predictable and give way to the unpredictable--  stop trying to control life and just let life happen--we can relax. And when we are in a more relaxed state of mind, we are more open to passion and excitement and energy and laughter.

It's all about control. The thing is... THE THING IS... we can't control anything but ourselves. You can plan all you want but you should also plan on your plan to not go as planned. We exhaust ourselves when we constantly try to control what we cannot control. 

So the next time you find yourself exhausted trying to stick to your plan, let go and just roll with it... it will be OK.. in fact, it will probably be better than OK. It may even turn out FANTASTIC!!