Feeling Behind

Feeling behind is one of the MOST common topics that I coach on, because mamas all over are believing a story that they are not where they should be. Your kids are not where they should be in their curriculums by this time of the year. Your 8 year old should know how to tie their shoes by now. Your teenager should have better executive function skills. And because you BELIEVE these stories, then when you think about them then they feel like a massive problem that needs to be dealt with urgently. That sense of urgency is what keeps you focused on the TASK of fixing the problem, instead of PAUSING and having some clarity on what is ACTUALLY going on.  That sense of urgency is usually coupled with disappointment for not being where you think you should be, chased with a heaping portion of frustration. And when you're in problem-solving mode then you typically show up with your kids, or your husband, with a load of guilt and shame. All because of these stories that you're believing.  It's time to PAUSE the stories - interrupt them! Get curious with the Holy Spirit and look at what HE is doing in your family...and in you here.  What could He be inviting you into? What is He in control of? What does this look like from the perspective of His eternal timeline? Learning how to take a PAUSE and ask some really good questions will help you not only have more clarity now, with these circumstances, but they also help you align your will to God's will in other areas of your life as well. Come listen to me talk more about this on today's episode of the Happy, Holy Mama Podcast! Then come book your free Consult Call as well so I can help you go deeper into what stories you are holding onto, what you need to let go of, and how to start living into the Will of God so much more fully.