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Are your priorities filling your cup?




I was chatting to a friend the other day and she asked me how I get to walk on the beach or do yoga all the time. She said she can barely sit down with a cup of tea let alone go for a long walk and it made her feel frustrated. It really got me thinking about the difference between our two lives. 
Her house is always beautiful and spotless, all the housework is done, dinner cooked every night and children home-schooled at the moment. She also is committed to making her business a priority in this trying time which keeps their family afloat. 

My house is always messy! Put 2 dogs and a 3 year old together and see what happens, so I often do the bare minimum to tidy it up, I leave the washing until its an absolute must do and share the load of cooking with my husband. It made me realize how different our priorities are and how we so often judge our lives based on someone else's priorities.  

My priority every day is to either go for a walk or do yoga, because if I don't it means that I am a grumpy mum and wife, if that means leaving my housework for the day because I don't have time, then that's ok with me, because going for a walk fills my cup and eases my soul.

For her, having a tidy home, knowing that all the housework and cooking sorted fills her cup and makes her feel good about her environment, if that means she's unable to go for a long walk that day, then that's ok because her household is organized and happy. 

If we compare our two lives we can easily see what we're not accomplishing or getting done and judge ourselves, especially as mums! However, if we actually take time to realize that just because our priorities are different, doesn't mean either one is wrong or right, we can be in a state of contentment about how our priorities work for us, they make us feel productive, successful, proud and THAT is what's important.   

Image in quotes collection by 𝐒 on We Heart ItSo often we judge our inside life to someone else's 'outside' life, but we need to stop and take a moment to reflect on our daily activities to see if they are filling our cups and if they are, then they are perfectly appropriate for us! 

So, are your priorities serving you? Or do you need to re-adjust your priorities to suit your lifestyle? 

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  1. UnknownMay 5, 2020 at 1:29 AM

    So love this Robs! Sjoe so easy to try tell someone they should do this or that .....

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    1. Robyn Tamlin-LeaMay 5, 2020 at 4:37 PM

      Yes so true, and it may not be their priority but because it works for us we think others enjoy it too :) We are all so different :)

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