If it's a good idea...

Here’s something to live by: If it’s a good idea, it’ll still be a good idea 10 minutes from now.

Katie Seaver, life coach, what makes something a good idea, what makes a good decision, what to do instead of worrying, how are you supposed to handle difficult feelings

If it’s a good idea to check Instagram (or your email, or YouTube)…

If it’s a good idea to eat that cookie (or that apple)…

If it’s a good idea to send that email …

…It’ll still be a good idea 10 minutes from now.

I’m sure we can all think of rare exceptions to this rule — times when if you don’t do it right-this-very-second, it will be a problem. If one of my babies is about to touch an electric socket, for example, I’m not going to wait 10 minutes before moving him away.

And yet, far too many of us have the opposite problem.

We do things that don’t serve us. We eat, use technology, and tell our loved ones or colleagues things… that would probably be better left un-done, un-said.

…

And if you want to get next-level on this, you could even say: If it’s a good idea, you will be able to lie on the floor for 10 minutes, and still want to do it afterwards.

(The idea behind this: lying on the floor tends to calm our nervous systems. So if you still want to eat a cookie/check your email/browse Instagram even after your nervous system is calm, it’s probably that you actually want the thing, and not that the thing is your way of numbing out from the discomfort of being a human.)

Might you be bold enough to…try it?

I’m in your corner rooting for you.

Katie

2/23/18 2/23/18

One way to handle difficult feelings

Have you felt anxious or sad lately? Or maybe some other feeling that you can’t-quite-name, but it feels big and a little scary?

If so, I made this video for you.

Or maybe you're not feeling too bad right now, but there’s something lurking beneath the surface that you're really hoping won’t pop up.

You might like this video, too.

(And if you aren’t feeling any kind of negative feelings right now, awesome! Yay! You might enjoy the video anyway. Or just go out and enjoy the sunshine)

As always, I’m sending you so much caring + strength + support for the week ahead. You’ve got this.

Katie

p.s. Have you ever thought about working with a life coach? Or maybe you’ve mostly just thought What the heck is a life coach?

As it so happens, I’m a life coach! You can find out more about my work here, and if you’d like to see if coaching would be a good fit for you (or figure out what the heck coaches do!), feel free to reach out :)

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