When slow becomes fast and no is hard to say
Today we have anotherwonderful listener conversation for you (I can’t believe we’re more thanhalfway through this season already!) and it features the delightfullyintentional Sara.
Sara has found herselfin a place many of us can relate to: she has gradually reduced the commitmentsin her life in order to do more of what lights her up but has found otherrequests and demands on her time sneaking in and is finding it difficult tocreate boundaries and say no.
We talk a lot aboutvalues and how service is one of the major motivations in Sara’s life, and whythat might be creating tension as she looks to spend more time focusing onother areas of life.
Sara is trying totransition to retirement and is finding it difficult to recalibrate her valuesso we also look at how she might create some boundaries around her value ofservice in order to hold space for other parts of her life that are equally important.
We also talk about therole of ego in our desire to say yes and feel needed, as well as the feelingsof guilt that arise when Sara – who has always put service of others ahead ofher own needs – chooses to create and honour boundaries around her time, energyand other values.
I’m then joined byCark Honore, who talks about our innate desire to feel relevant as we get older,and how to move through the fear of losing our identity when letting go ofwork, relationships or activities that used to help define us. We also have aninteresting discussion on the trajectory of slow living and how it’s come toreflect different things now that it’s a mainstream idea.
If you’ve ever foundyourself questioning how to establish stronger boundaries or how to more evenlyweight the scales across all your values, this is a really thoughtfulconversation. Plus, if you’re anything like me, you’ll feel all kinds ofinspired listening to Sara talk about the work she does and the many differentways she serves her community. She’s an absolute gem.
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