To truly let go and follow the flow of the music, the steps, the gentle nudges, and sometimes the missteps. It was, at times, uncomfortable, but when we found our rhythm and flow, it was amazing and joyful and liberating.
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Special thanks to Allie Irwin for the inspired rabbit hole of thoughts. Who we choose to be in the operations of life can make or break our outlook and the progress of ourselves and those within our sphere of influence.
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Cheers to the start of the Barrett Family Challenge.
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Some say that “your presence is your give”. In an increasingly disconnected world, how do we craft the closeness and intimacy we both crave and need as human beings? Being presence is the theme of the Barrett Christmas 2019.
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There are three things I want you to hold onto this season:
Transitions handled masterfully take practice.
Perfection is a myth.
Expectations set too high are a recipe for failure.
If the world took a little time to embrace all of the wonderful qualities of our out-of-the-box thinkers, my heart would be 1000x happier. To kick off ADHD Awareness Month, I want to address some of the negative messages this tenacious tribe navigates with more regularity than I believe any one human should.
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Even the experts have off days. It’s part of the reason we become experts on certain topics, right? We are genuinely curious and want to improve these experiences for ourselves and others. It doesn’t make us imposters. It makes us human.
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Ever feel buried by your stuff? Exasperated by the inability to quickly find items you need? Let’s face it, some of us are pretty darn stressed out by the negative self-talk around our clutter, the undone tasks we see all around us, or the perceived social pressures of someone else’s definition of what it means to be “clean”.
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Every year, I make a reach goal to do one thing that scares me intellectually. I tend to gravitate towards something that forces me to face a demon and conquer it. This November, I will be speaking at the Annual International Conference on ADHD (formerly the CHADD Conference) with one of my colleagues about fostering better relationships with your partner.
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Learning how to target your focus or “take aim” is a big piece of the program - providing a pathway for parents to begin passing that baton to their child and letting them fly.
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Handle it once to cut down on the number of decisions you are making about the paper in your home.
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Clutter is hard - it creeps up on you, often to the point where you suddenly feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the task. Closets are the spaces that hide my dirty secrets, and thankfully closets are small enough to create big wins…
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For the majority of shopping struggles, shopping is likely to feel like one of two tasks: a chore or a spree. To tone down the love-hate relationship with shopping, I find it helps to incorporate the PINCH motivators to keep shopping habits under control.
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In the spirit of Clark Griswold, I was 98% certain that this vacation was going to get better.
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The invitation to rethink your position, come at a challenging situation or struggle from a different angle often opens up your mind to possible pathways or conclusions that were not in your original menu.
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… And when I get the privilege of entertaining my nieces and nephews, they get a taste of Aunt Kate's version of loose structure. We build synapses, one giggle at a time.
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When you see someone struggling, losing steam, or missing an expected milestone, I hope that you might step back and reframe your observations with compassion.
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