As I came back to work after a month off, I noticed myself feeling overwhelmed by the mountain of work in front of me. I felt a ton of resistance and stress about how much work had to be done. A perfect practice ground for me! In this article, I’m going to share how I’ve been practicing with the overwhelm with some delight. There are two practices that have helped me: One breath at a time. Finding delight in the task. Let’s talk about each one. One Breath at a Time When there’s a pile of undone things, it can feel overwhelming—how in the world can we tackle all of that? It can be stressful and shut us down to actually doing the work. The way that I practice with this is simple. First, I make a list of things I need to do. Possibly a long list. Making a …
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