Let the 9 Year old Create Balance

by Sherry Ellingson

Let play be your north star.

When I say a 9 year old, I mean the 9 year old version of you :). Remember when you felt truly free? You could play outside and lose track of time? When your whole being and only goal was to play with friends/neighbors/ any kid on vacation? When you would do your homework and then run outside to play with the neighbors, or you would do your chores so fast knowing that there was fun to be had.

I want you to start paying attention to that younger part of you, and let that part help you bring back some balance in to your current life. I personally am so tired of reading the captions/articles on the news that come our way all day every day. So many people are extremely fatigued and are frozen internally (mentally and physically). I hear people saying they don't have time to hang out with friends, work out, get a massage, cook , play.......

Business owners who are having a hard time finishing projects or even going to a meeting.

I want to offer you some suggestions and of course take what resonates and leave what doesn't. After all the 9 year old is going to be making the next decision.

Offering 1- Take out your phone right now...........

open your calendar and look at the next 30 days.

Offering 2- Text a friend you haven't had "time" to see an schedule a fun hang out. Not a friend that is usually in your regular orbit (work friend, parents of kids who have the same activity as your kid) If they don't live near you, do a FaceTime call .

Offering 3- STOP parenting (LOL!!!!) I don't mean to ignore your kids and not feed them. I'm saying stop letting them run your schedule. Would the 9 year old version of you want you to exhaust yourself driving your kids to tons of activities, classes, recitals, sporting events??

Probably not.

I recently ran in to a mom whose daughter and one of mine used to be friends. I was in a grocery store line and talked to her for 1-2 minutes. I asked how she was. She gave me a list of all the things her daughter had been doing for the past year.

Don't be the parent whose entire life is her child. Have your own life!

Offering 4- Get moving and make it fun! Get outside and go for a walk, swim, hike. If you have young kids this is when it's helpful, play tag with them outside. Anything that will help you not be stressed and stuck in anxiety.

Last one- Take a break from all the reponsibilities of being an adult for a short time, so you can be energized and enjoy life.

I would love to hear from if you, if any of these resonate. It always helps to have an accountability partner :).

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