Overwhelm or perfectionism can lead us to be hard on ourselves and mean that we can have difficulties making things happen. It might help to remember that a goal that isn’t yet anchored in time remains an idea.
It’s ok to let that idea swim around in your mind for a while - it might even be really useful to do this - but we can easily make the mistake of thinking that we’re procrastinating or failing because we haven’t achieved our goal. A goal needs to be converted to a concrete plan at a particular time before it becomes real - try setting a time and place to focus on the plan, to write or draw about it, to make it real. Anchoring an idea helps us to be accountable to ourselves and also to be kinder to ourselves - there’s a difference between an idea and a concrete exploration or action of an idea.
Asking for your wants and needs to be met doesn’t mean you’re “too much” or a burden.
Many studies have shown that activities in which we achieve “flow” are really good for our mental health, anxiety levels and resilience building.
A flow state is an activity in which we lose our awareness of time and enter into the enjoyment of the activity itself.
Craft / dance / art / music / gardening / textiles….. what’s your goto flow activity?
