Stop trying to be perfect and #LetGo
Life, what is it if not full of pressure? The pressures we put on ourselves and the pressures we feel come from the world around us and on top of that we often want to be perfect.
It doesn’t help we live in a photo shopped world, I’m not just talking about when it comes to body image, but think about Instagram and the photos of people’s homes. You know the ones I mean, beautiful tidy homes, immaculate and clean, which in reality are just carefully thought through and laid out, to show just a tiny part of a home, that probably otherwise looks very much like yours and mine.
All of this means we often aspire to be something that just isn’t reachable and push ourselves to reach perfect when just being OK or good would really suffice.
Sanctuary spent some time talking to women and found out that scarily 40% of women feel like they are about to burn out and 7/10 of us feel pressure to be the perfect women. So they want us all to remember that we shouldn’t always be about the do list, the must do now’s and the never turning off.
We need to take time, sit back and relax and look after ourselves, we need to try and remember that we are important and that we should #LetGo, even if only for a few minutes each day.
So how can you #LetGo? Well these are just two of the ideas Sanctuary suggest:
Say what you are grateful for every morning.
This one only takes a second, as soon as you wake up or as you are having a shower, just take a moment and think back over the things you are grateful for – another take on it could be to do it at the end of the day and say what you are grateful for that day.
Turn Off.
Set aside half an hour or so and just turn off your phone and your tablet and indulge in something you enjoy, perhaps take a bubble bath, pop on a face mask, cook up a storm in the kitchen or even catch up on some reading.
Whatever you decide to do to #LetGo of the stress of everyday life and enjoy the moment, is really up to you. But whatever you do when the want to be perfect comes to mind, stop and think, if a friend was suggesting they had to be perfect doing this – what would you say to them?
How do you #LetGo off the pressures of life?
*Written in collaboration with Sanctuary.
You know the older I get the less I care what others hink. I mean I have my moments where folks upset me, but its less than it used to be. Soon (I am older) I am going to dye my hair blue, swear up a storm (not when children are about) and not let squat bother me 🙂
Great advice! I really should leave the phone / tablet alone more!
I’m grateful for my amazing children. Its so easy to get preoccupied with daily rubbish and forgot what’s most important. A walk with the kids, leaving my phone at home, is the best way for us to connect and let go
I really need to learn to let go sometimes, totally guilty of it
What i like about this post is ‘It makes you think’.If i am feeling down for whatever reason i think how lucky i should feel as their are so many people worse off than myself.
Then over the years i have changed my opinion on housework,Just do the necessaries & fit in the other when i feel like it or got the time,I feel a house should be a home not a show house.
I must admit though i like to do something worthwhile each day so my day do’nt feel wasted.
I do have a set time each day that all electronics get turned off. I use the time to reflect and disconnect from the rush of my day.
Fab post I love reading your blog ??
I really need to learn to switch off, even if it’s for 5 minutes never mind half an hour! I think being able to switch off really helps recharge your batteries.
It really is important to turn off and we don’t get to do that enough. I appreciate that time when I get to do it.
thanks for sharing. I’ve been listening to this nonstop. It goes with your post kind of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvsAV-MgGao
I need to nt try to be perfect. I think Im the worse about photos.
I love to reading this post, it makes me inspired, no one is perfect in this world.
This is great. I stopped trying to be “perfect” long ago. There is no such thing. I like to let go… its healing.
I’ve found myself having to step away from social media, because I can’t deal with the picture perfectness of things – it makes me feel like a failure, and I shouldn’t feel like that, because, really, I’m sure I’m not!
Most of us try to be perfect. You are right about letting go and just enjoy life.
Blogging definitely helps me to let go off life. I also horse ride which helped me way before blogging and still does x
That’s such a beautiful post Sarah!! Love it! I often run.. I’m busy I have million things on my head .. I don’t remember when I last time sat and relaxed! I am working in the let go attitude now 🙂