You’re allowed to do less…
August arrives, and so does the noise.
Hi, I hope you’re doing amazing. Hope you saw yourself in the Group Chat issue. Gotta admit, I caught myself leaving a voicenote that went three minutes too long 😂 Yes, you’re getting a second serving of The Bright Side, a weekly dose of calm and clarity in a noisy world.
August arrives and your mind starts racing…
Another summer week came and went. It’s still warm and sunny. But as August arrives, something shifts.
Suddenly, the mind starts racing. There’s a quiet pressure to reset, fix, plan, do. That early summer calm is replaced by:
What we haven’t done. Where we’ve fallen off. And that uneasy, yet familiar sense that we’re behind.
So we start racing towards what’s next. But when we try to hold it all at once, we don’t feel prepared: we feel anxious.
The to-do list feels too heavy to start. It’s too much.
So, what if instead of trying to “solve” the entire next season of our lives this week…we simply came back to what’s in front of us right now?
You’re allowed to move slowly. You’re allowed to do less. And in doing so, you might actually do more.
Because while motion might fill our days, intention shapes our lives.
🪷 4 tiny wins for a calmer mind
Ask: Do I need to think about this right now?
Most overthinking is mistimed planning, not wisdom.
2. Anchor in action ⚓
Bake something. Fix something. Move a little.
The fastest way out of your head is into your body.
3. Define “done” ✅
Before your day starts, decide what “enough” looks like.
If you don’t, your brain will keep moving the finish line.
4. Learn how to slow down in stressful moments 😌
Bookmark this nervous system reset for those tough days.
A little science-based self-regulation goes a long way.
If we treat every thought or idea as a task…we lose before we begin.
But a quiet mind isn’t empty. It’s focused, deliberate and rooted in ‘here’ and ‘now.’
Creating from that place never feels rushed. The hum of ‘not enough’ simply melts away.
So, here’s my invitation: Start with one small thing. So small, others may laugh if you shared it out loud.
And let that be enough.
