Oh the monkey brain – or the busy brain.

How can we calm, settle, anchor when our minds won’t shut off?

The lists.

The what ifs?

The did I’s?

The when are we?

The how can I?

The existential and

The menial.

The thrilling and

The tedious.

Here it comes

a tumbling into our head.

Our brain just doesn’t have a clue what to do.

Our heart speeds up.

Round and round the thoughts go.

Round and round we race around.

Why am I in this room again?

Oh shoot – I totally forgot that.

Why the hell did I say yes to this?

Those I suppose I should’s.

It’s hard.

It’s madness making.

There’s even stress when we realize we haven’t added in our balance for the day.

The pressure of “self-care”.

We conclude ourselves to be failures.

Susan, Jane (sorry Susan and Jane – I don’t mean you specifically) can do it all.

Why can’t I?

Don’t worry they can’t either.

Don’t worry you don’t even want or need to do it all.

Don’t worry it isn’t you.

You have been programmed to be this way because of everything around you – it’s not you.

Remember when you first had a password?

Remember how easy that was?

Ha ha – why would I forget my password?

It’s soooo easy.

Remember those days?

Those days were what life used to be, I’m sure.

You were pretty on top of things.

You had a couple of plates spinning sure – but each plate got your full attention.

It was a skill and you mastered it.

Now?

Well now how many plates have you got?

How bitty is your day?

How many plates feel like they are crashing down sometimes?

How many do you not even hear?

Wow – sorry this is overwhelming to read.

Phew – let’s all take a breath together.

Ahhh yes breath! That’s right!

A deep in.

A long out.

That’s right let’s do that again.

Let’s feel our shoulders relax.

Our body find it’s settle point.

Ahhh there we are!

We are here again.

Sure, we might remind ourselves of milk.

Sure, we haven’t found a pet sitter yet.

But lets get back to the breath.

Leave the to do’s for just a minute.

Interrupt the spiral.

Ahhhh that feels better doesn’t it.

Calm came back.

Shoot I need to log into my apple id.

What the hell is my password?