How many patterns of behavior are we stuck in that suck up our time and energy? How many of these can you release so you have more energy to focus on what you really want?
Some examples include:
Facebook / Instagram / Twitter – how much time do you spend scrolling through social media comparing yourself to others
Whatsapp – how many mindless messages are you receiving each day that you spend time reading and responding too.
Toxic connections – how many people are you in touch with that drain you. How much time do you spend involved in other people’s problems with your conversations and energy? These relationships can be friendships, family members, work colleagues and even the main partner in our lives. Releasing these connections and relationships will send your life in another direction.
Dong stuff for others – one for the parents in particular. How much time do we spend tidying up after people who are capable of doing it for themselves?
Worry – Are you stuck in patterns of worry? How much of our time is spent focusing on problems that we can’t do anything about in the moment?
Control – being obsessive about having control in every area of your life and not letting go can be a pattern that is exhausting.
Getting stuck in patterns is easy. They become so ingrained in our behaviour that we don’t really notice them. It’s not until we start releasing them that we understand how much energy they were draining from us. This new energy is now free to be spent in other more positive ways.
Try releasing one or two of your patterns and see what a powerful difference it makes in your life. Once you start releasing patterns that aren’t serving you, it can become a domino effect. Be warned breaking patterns can be difficult. It can also be painful. But the benefits can also be felt right away. And the benefits are what you need to focus on to avoid sinking back into the familiar pattern. The possibilities for the future can also be visible almost immediately and be the fuel you need to keep going.
If there is a pattern in your life that you feel is impossible to break, don’t start with that one. Start with one that will be easy for you. For example, it’s going to be easier to deactivate WhatsApp on your phone rather than break out of a toxic relationship. Do the easy ones first and then move on to the harder ones. You will find that if you release more energy from breaking out of easy patterns, the extra energy you get will help fuel breaking out of the more difficult patterns that at the moment seem impossible to stop.