Overwhelm

Being a parent is the most amazing, exciting, adventurous, spiritual experience of all but meantime, it can be overwhelming from time to time. It is a mistake to think that if you are a stay home mom, it means you have all the time in the world, that your job is not important. Being a mom is undervalued in our society. Sometimes, parents don’t get a lot of validation from the world around us; sometimes we forget how challenging the job of parenting can be. We are expected to be busy, to give ourselves away, to give our attention away and to have “important” things to do. Overwhelm in our lives is the attempt to do everything and do everything perfectly. As mothers, we are taking on the household responsibilities, we nurture, we give, we problem solve for others and as a result, we become scattered. Our energy becomes scattered and when as a spiritual being we are not present in the body, we get tired; we get stresses, overwhelmed by the responsibilities and our children’s constant demand for attention and stimulation. If a mom spends all the day with children, she is deprived of adult stimulation and she really needs intellectual, emotional support from others. I know many moms do it but I will mention it anyways. Creating a mom playgroup or going for a walk in the park with other moms is a wonderful way of creating space to interact with other adults and meantime, give your children space to play together. It will help you create a little separation between you and your child and it gives both sides a space to be, to grow. As a parent, it will give you the space to step away from the role of “being a mommy” and be yourself.

When you are notice how overwhelmed you are, create few minutes for yourself to relax. Find a comfortable chair, sit and notice your breath. Start bringing your awareness to your body and notice where in your body you keep all the tightness and uneasiness. Now imagine connecting the base of your spine to the center of the planet with a line of energy. I call this being grounded. Imagine all the demand, stress and overwhelm leave your space, release it and be PRESENT with your body. Stay present and open to whatever miracles the day will bring to you.