Joining with Juliann and sharing my word update again this month.
My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused. – Ashton Eaton
I should have looked for this quote earlier this month and I might have been more successful in refocusing myself!
Why?
Because I entirely lost my focus in July and I spent the month struggling and quite frustrated. I felt much like this Butterfly Bush – tossed willy-nilly in the blowing breeze…never quite in focus. And the harder I struggled to get back to focus the more elusive it became.
So, as this month comes to a close and I turn the page on a calendar, I am giving myself permission to move on. Start fresh. Begin again. Refocus.
Losing focus is so easy to day, and you have to be kind to yourself and allow the opportunity to refocus when necessary. August is right around the corner too.
I’m with you. No focus at all this month. I like the promises a new month brings, though I’m also aware that August will probably be even worse than July. I will need to write that quote down where I can see it, maybe that’ll help.
Hoping you will find your focus soon!
Sometimes a fresh start is the best thing! A new month is a good time to refocus, and I hope your August brings renewed focus.
My month was out of focus too. Here is to an August reboot!
Some months are just like that, for sure. Best to allow yourself some grace and start August with a clean slate.
I think it’s perfectly okay to lose focus for a bit of time. It will just make it better when you regain it. Tomorrow is a new day and Thursday is a new month. You’ve got this.
I suspect the weather has a lot to do with it…and we always manage to overload our plates and expectations. You probably needed a rest, too!
Cheers~
July is always a strange month for me, between the holiday and crazy weather and general life stuff. I think you’re doing yourself a great kindness by recognizing that you’ve lost focus but not being hard on yourself for it. There’s a new month coming!
hugs to you! I found the news cycle affected me adversely, I’m trying to unplug and focus on what brings me joy. It is definitely helping!!
I think it’s hard to stay focused, and especially in the summertime, when things are bursting everywhere — and there are so many options of how to spend our time. Plus. . . the news hasn’t been so great, and I think that plays into the general “mindset,” too — it’s hard to feel centered. So. RE-FOCUS is a great idea! All we can do . . . is move forward. XO
Full on summer is a great time to be unfocused and blowing in the breeze! Re-focus in August and you’ll be back on track for the fall!