I’ve shifted into full on summer mode over here. My phone is going untouched for hours. Most days I don’t even know where it is. My laptop hadn’t been open in a week before I cracked her open to write to you.

When it comes to the topic of slowing down and unplugging I’ve heard from some folks in our community and I’m wondering if you can relate:

“When I slow down (ie, become less available to others) I feel guilty. How can I do it anyway?”

Well, here’s the thing:

Our compulsion to be on, available, and productive often has way more to do with our nervous system programming than it does to do with the number of actual tasks that are essential to complete.

If you’re ready to break the spell of productivity compulsion so you can actually enjoy time slowing down instead of being racked with guilt or fear that you’re gonna miss something important, I’ve got you!

I recorded a Plenty episode for melting guilt when slowing down.

The thing is, hypervigilance and staying on and available all the time is a sneaky way that we actually play small.

We can’t hear the deepest stirrings of our soul leading us to our truest potential if we’re busy all the time, especially busy taking care of what we think everyone else wants or needs us to do.

Here’s the deal:

Whether it comes to having abundance, whether in the realms of time or money or both, the secret sauce isn’t getting more done.

There’s no number of to-do lists you’ll be able to check off to finally activate your deepest healing, truest capacity, greatest calling, or core soul longings.

Subtraction is the secret.

But when your body doesn’t feel safe slowing down, you won’t be able to see clearly what needs to be subtracted, let alone actually do it.

May we all find the courage to move at the speed of our soul’s, not society.

Xo,
Kate