Hey lovelies,
I caught myself doing something recently.
Looking at everything I had accomplished and immediately thinking about everything I hadn’t done yet.
Does anybody else do that?
You answer the emails.
Handle work.
Take care of your family.
Work on your goals.
Keep up with appointments.
Try to build something for your future.
And somehow, at the end of the day, instead of saying, “I did a lot today,” you look at the three things still sitting on your list and feel like you didn’t do enough.
I’ve been thinking about that lately.
When did being busy become our measurement for being productive?
Because I’m starting to realize they aren’t the same thing.
Busy Can Feel Productive
There’s something satisfying about checking things off a list.
I love a good list.
But I’ve also had days when I’ve been moving from morning until night and still couldn’t tell you what I accomplished that actually moved my life forward.
I was busy.
But was I intentional?
That’s a different question.
Sometimes we’re so busy maintaining everything that we don’t leave room to build anything.
And there’s a difference between the two.
Everything Doesn’t Deserve the Same Amount of Me
This one has been a lesson.
Every request isn’t urgent.
Every opportunity isn’t mine.
Every idea doesn’t need to become a project.
And just because I’m capable of doing something doesn’t automatically mean I should be the one doing it.
That’s difficult when you’re someone who naturally gets things done.
You think, “It’ll only take me a few minutes.”
Then another few minutes.
And another.
Before you know it, you’ve spent your best energy handling everybody else’s priorities while your own dreams are sitting patiently in the corner.
I’ve had to ask myself:
What deserves the best of me right now?
Not forever.
Just in this season.
Maybe the Goal Isn’t to Do More
This is where Stop Waiting. Start Becoming. has been changing for me.
At first, it sounded like action.
Start.
Move.
Build.
Go.
And I still believe in all of that.
But becoming also requires discernment.
Sometimes “start becoming” means starting to protect your time.
Starting to say no without writing a paragraph explaining yourself.
Starting to finish one thing before creating five more.
Starting to rest without feeling guilty.
Starting to recognize that a full calendar isn’t necessarily a full life.
That’s growth too.
I’m Learning to Ask a Better Question
Instead of waking up and asking:
“How much can I get done today?”
I’m trying to ask:
“What would make today meaningful?”
Some days, that’s accomplishing something important.
Other days, it’s being present with someone I love.
It might be learning something new.
Finishing something I’ve been avoiding.
Taking care of myself.
Or simply resting because I’ve been running on empty.
Productivity has its place.
I have goals, and I’m going after them.
But I don’t want to become so obsessed with building a better future that I forget to actually live the life I have right now.
And maybe somebody reading this needed that reminder too.
Your worth isn’t measured by how exhausted you are at the end of the day.
You don’t have to earn rest.
And you don’t have to accomplish twenty things today for the day to matter.
Choose what matters.
Give it your attention.
Let some things wait.
Then give yourself permission to say:
“That was enough for today.”
Because becoming the person you’re meant to be isn’t always about doing more.
Sometimes it’s about finally learning what deserves your more.
Stop Waiting. Start Becoming.
With love,
Sharon 💜
Before You Go…
Here’s your heart check for today:
If you could only accomplish ONE meaningful thing this week, what would it be?
Not ten.
Just one.
Maybe that’s where your energy belongs.
