Is your self-worth wrapped up in how much you get done, how efficiently it gets done, and how easy it looks to the outsider?

You do a little happy dance every time to get it done.

But the dance is getting shorter and shorter. Lately it seems the “happy" has been missing altogether.

You feel proud of yourself that you can get so much done. But it’s not the only thing that you have been noticing lately.

The exhaustion is setting in and the resentment is harder and harder to ignore.

You’re doing all the things that are supposed to make life fulfilling - the weekly meal menu is hanging on the fridge and you never miss a day of doing your gratitude journal.

There isn’t a spare minute in the day. Your day is scheduled from the time your feet hit the floor to when your head hits the pillow.

You know that the status quo isn’t sustainable. You have tried everything. And now you’re not ready to admit that you don’t know what else to do. Afterall, if you aren’t getting things done you don’t feel like you have any value at all.

Doing more isn’t the answer. You need a little more breathing room so you can connect to what it is you really need.

Try this simple practice.

Moodle.

Moodling is intentionally creating the space for you to do whatever you're in the mood to do.

Technically not a word in the dictionary but it does have meaning.

The key to being good at moodling is to suspend your judgment of what you do. Let the self-talk talk itself out and then tend to your own care and inspirations. You might be inspired to make jelly, paint a picture, sleep, clean out the junk drawer, or leisurely work. Let whatever you do arise from within you!

Give yourself time to moodle. It might be 2 minutes, 2 hours, or a weekend. Schedule it in your calendar if you need to.

As you practice moodling, notice the slightest changes in what you do, how you do it, and how you are being while you do it. Allow yourself to be fully present to what you're doing and the impact that it has on you.

It’s the start of listening to a deeper part of you that may have been trying to emerge for a long time.

Trust yourself. Listen to your guidance and suspend judgment. You will begin to move from forcing yourself to do everything to creating room for you to be moved by what inspires you.

Happy moodling!

​Keep shining! Julie​

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