Lighten Your Load As A Devoted Daughter

Give yourself some grace, because no one who truly matters expects you to have it all together. If you’re not ready to hire a coach yet, that’s okay, start with a mentor as they are free. The same tips I gave you above regarding working with a coach apply here, too. Be completely vulnerable about where you’re at with your life and business. Otherwise, you are wasting their time and yours. A mentor or a coach can only really support you if you’re real with them. I’m a Life Coach supporting devoted daughters. My mission is to guide you in creating space for you to serve your loved ones and have more quality time with them, while also having quality time to renew yourself, pursue your passion, and live your best life. Here are 5 steps to help you do that. Chances are that your spirit is depleted, so nourishing your spirit is the best place to start reversing the tide in your favor. Several wonderful things happen when you nourish your spirit. You set other positive changes into motion, within and around you.

The Circle Game

The good that you create by nourishing your spirit spreads out to everyone in your family and also comes back to you. But, wait a minute! you say, I can’t add another thing to my already overflowing plate! Well, I have great news for you, you don’t have to. You can nourish your spirit and raise your vibration while doing other things. All you need to do, if you so choose, is to allow a few simple mantras to play in the back of your mind. But you don’t need to be familiar with this process, you just need to know that it works. For over a decade, I’ve been using this process daily. I use I love you and thank you more than I use the other two phrases. Though all four phrases are extremely profound and powerful, I find going through my day with I love you and thank you replaying in my head prepares a path of greater good for me that shows up in a myriad of ways and even opens doors for wonderful surprises. I have my clients use the phrases in any order and pick the ones that really resonate with them. When they have a negative thought or feeling toward someone, respond in an unkind way, have concerns about someone they love, or start worrying about money, I have them repeat the mantra, I am sorry, please forgive me in their head. When appropriate, I have them add, thank you. If appropriate, I also have them add, I love you.

Here, There And Everywhere

Sometimes, I suggest they say I’m sorry directly. The truth is, you are probably already using these phrases at various times throughout your day and receiving benefits from doing so. These mantras are transformative either way as they increase your inner peace. When you’re experiencing inner peace, no matter what’s happening around you, there are no limits to what you can achieve and receive. There’s no such thing as doing it wrong. I promised you could multitask while nourishing your spirit, and I wasn’t kidding! Work your way up to doing it daily. The key is consistency. Patience really helps, as well, since the breakthroughs don’t necessarily happen according to our timeframe. The bottom line is you can’t do it all. When you’re spread too thin, you aren’t firing on all cylinders. You’re in a cycle of too little sleep, too much rushing, too little time in the day, too much to do, too little time off, and it’s all too much. So here’s the million dollar question.

A Great Day For Freedom

What tasks, chores, or other responsibilities can you hire other people to do? Whether it’s for you, your children, your parents, your house, or your business, there are experts who would gladly take some responsibilities off your plate. I suggest you start with your biggest energy drainer. Whatever that is for you, there is a right and perfect person who can handle it for you. Next, take a look at your biggest time waster. Your biggest energy and time waster may be one and the same. For me, house cleaning is too draining on both counts, so I have someone that comes regularly. I also have a landscaper for lawn care and snow removal. Getting help, or more help with household chores frees up some of your valuable time and energy. Whether it’s house cleaning, laundry, cooking, making school lunches, running errands, picking up after your kids, grocery shopping or lawn care. There are awesome professionals who can help your children with homework, drive them to and from school, sports, other activities, and more. You’ll save time and energy while also reducing your stress level, and theirs. Your opportunities to connect in more enjoyable, carefree ways grow organically. In the same way, there are also lots of caregivers who can lighten your load as a devoted daughter. From companionship to driving your parents to appointments, taking them shopping, or maybe even doing the shopping for them. There’s round the clock care at home or in assisted living facilities. There’s respite care, for when you need some time off or are going on vacation. As a daughter, I can tell you that these options are golden. My mom enjoyed an adult day care program for a while. They picked her up and brought her home each day. As the dementia worsened, my mom became more of a flight risk and they got tired of running down the street to find her, so we had caregivers come to the house. We gradually added days and hours to the caregivers’ schedules and eventually had coverage 22 hours/day. It was such a tough decision to make, and I probably should have done it sooner, but in the end, it proved to be the best course of action. Though I oversee and make decisions regarding her care and support her in other ways, I get to spend my visit loving her and being fully present in the moment.