Cass

It might sound like a simple topic but I think it's really important to talk about because as I said it comes at a cost.

We might become disconnected from our bodies, our senses, our relationships.

We may not be aware of those internal cues in our body that are telling us what we need.

And then I was thinking about the language we use as well.

How often do you hear yourself or someone else say things like, I'll relax when things settle down.

It's just busy at the moment.

I'll relax later.

Or I'll take care of myself once this busy period passes.

Things like, I'll book the holiday when work calms down.

I'll start exercising when the kids are more independent.

I'll slow down next year.

I refer to this as the myth of later.

We have this sense that I'll be happy when, which is always later, right?

I'll be happy when I tick off all those things off my to-do list.

I'll be happy when I finish that project at work.

I'll be happy when my family get to go on holiday.

But there's always something else on that to-do list.

There's always another project or something else to attend to.

That's life, right?

It's constant.