Stop The Glorification Of Busy

I used to be one of them: that person who creates a sense of security that her life is going somewhere with big pockets full of empty busyness. It wasn't an obvious behaviour, but when carefully deconstructed, I realized that most of what I was overly busying myself with was superfluous, just some busy fluff. What carried on my behaviour for over a year was my unconscious fear that if I stripped down from all of this 'busy', the core meaning of my life would be pretty empty, which indeed, it was.

I've taken on a new kind of 'busy' lately. This kind of busyness is created by doing the things that truly inspire me and ignite my desire to take on the world. It makes way for a totally different outcome. The new 'Busy' let's me hang out with friends, let's me sit down with a book or a movie, let's me walk down the street at an admirably slow pace, it even let's me nap in the afternoon. I may not be extremely financially successful or have much social recognition at the moment, but I am happy. This kind of life examines the priorities in terms of my values and allows me to live them out (for example: connecting and nurturing the relationships in my life).

You can perform a self-check to ensure that you are not hit by a case of 'Busy Fluff'
Ask yourself:

• Why am truly doing anything I do? At the core of things, peeling the superficial layers off of everything you do, what is the motivation behind the activities that make you busy?


• Have I got the time to hang out with my family or my friends or my pets? They are your personal support group, whether you're having a crappy day or a fantastic everything-is-going-my-way day, they'll be there. For example, paint brushes are good listeners but they don't hug, or laugh or share mutual connections with you. What is the goal to your crazy busy life that surpasses the importance of nurturing connections with family and friends?


• What will I have achieved in the end with this insanely busy lifestyle that will truly leave me feeling fulfilled?

Maybe this is a wake-up call or maybe this is a confirmation that you are fulfilling your life's worth. Only each individual can know for themselves.

On that note, thank you for reading ! Joyeuse mi-semaine à tous!