Ignore the Shoulds. Do something you love.

Sunday morning: the sun was shining, the kids were playing, the kitchen needed tidying and the floors were overdue a vacuuming.But I was slacklining. Aware, yet not caring about all the other things that needed doing.I could have waited until all those things were finished. I could have waited until the floors were vacuumed and the kitchen tidied. But by then I would have realised that the laundry needed doing and the beds needed making and the grocery list needed writing and so on. There is rarely a perfect time for relaxing. For slowing down. For stopping and smelling those gorgeous flowers.Because life is busy and we all have expectations of what it Should look like. (Tidy home. Nice hair. Things under control.) But sometimes you just have to go ahead and do the thing you need.In my case what was needed was down time. Some slacklining. Some listening to good music. Some wilful ignorance of the Shoulds floating around in my head. Just for a little while.Slowing down isn't about laziness. It's not about shirking responsibility. It's not about mediocrity or lowering of standards.It's about being intentional. Being present. Enjoying the moment in front of you. And sometimes it's about ignoring the things you Should be doing and opting for things that fill you up, make you smile, change your perspective.