🌺 {16/02/26} ✦ "Deja de correr, el mundo no se acabara, te lo prometo" 💆 🎐 🌼 | Womentribe ✦ 🇪🇸 │ 🇺🇸

🇪🇸 ~ "De la prisa solo queda la fatiga", hoy desde mi perspectiva no se trata de si podemos ser veloces, porque vaya que podemos serlo, pero un ritmo de vida hiper-eficiente es imposible de sostenerse porque no estamos diseñados para eso, para "dar lo mejor de nosotros" a toda costa 24/7/365 días al año.

Vivir de forma acelerada tiene un alto costo, es una trampa, claro que hay satisfacción en los logros, en esa larga lista de hitos y ✅ "checks en verde"✅ ~

Sin embargo aunque seas alguien joven y saludable, ¿por qué te maltratarías a ti mismo de esa forma?, quien quiera que seas, imagina que somos amigos, y permíteme aconsejarte con mucho cariño que pares hoy mismo, sobre todo si te consideras "workaholic".

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🇺🇸 ~ "All that remains of haste is fatigue". From my perspective today, it's not about whether we can be fast, because we certainly can be, but a hyper-efficient pace of life is impossible to sustain because we are not designed for that, to “give our best” at all costs 24/7/365 days a year.

How evil was the day someone came up with a way to convince us that self-exploitation to the point of exhaustion was a source of pride.

Living at a fast pace comes at a high cost. It's a trap. Of course, there is satisfaction in achievements, in that long list of milestones and ✅ “green checks”✅ ~

However, even if you are young and healthy, why would you mistreat yourself like that? Whoever you are, imagine that we are friends, and allow me to advise you with great affection to stop today, especially if you consider yourself a “workaholic.”

Hace tiempo me di cuenta que corría de más (quería abarcarlo todo en 1 solo día), las señales fueron muchas, primero la niebla mental después de una mala noche de sueño por sobre pensar, luego se te entumecen partes del cuerpo, puede comenzar por las manos, una tensión acumulada en el cuello que no notas hasta que "ouch!", esta muy instalado.

En algún punto de ese reposo obligatorio, fue claro que correr menos era mejor, al inicio comprobé que no todo es tan urgente como parece, muchas cosas pueden esperar a mañana y el mundo no explotara por eso, y después descubrí, que en ese nuevo ritmo lograba el mismo resultado que cuando corría, o incluso mucho mejor.

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Some time ago, I realized that I was pushing myself too hard (I wanted to do everything in a single day). There were many signs: First, mental fog after a bad night's sleep due to overthinking, then parts of your body start to feel numb, starting with your hands, and tension builds up in your neck that you don't notice until “ouch!”—it's already too late.

~ If you don't stop, your body will force you to ~

At some point during that forced rest, it became clear that running less was better. At first, I realized that not everything is as urgent as it seems, that many things can wait until tomorrow and the world won't explode because of it. Then I discovered that at this new pace, I was achieving the same results as when I was running, or even better.

En el proceso después de conversar con mi circulo de confianza y pasar muchas horas escuchando gurús de YT, concluí que todos somos diferentes, las herramientas que a unos les funcionan puede que a ti no te hagan ni cosquillas, todo se trato de ensayo y error, porque no todos tenemos las mismas circunstancias, las mismas cargas-responsabilidades, y sobre todo las mismas opciones.

Actualmente para "bajar el ritmo" me funciona muy bien dirigir la atención a una actividad completamente diferente, por ejemplo, apagar todo y tomar una siesta, escribir a mi grupo de amigas, ir a preparar desde cero algo de café, leer un capítulo de mi actual fanfic favorito, o venir a escribir para mi blog en Hive ❤️ nada demasiado místico, pero en sus efectos significativo.

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It's been about five years since I started this process of conscious slowing down. At first, it was difficult. It's scary, terrifying even, to think about the possibility of letting down important people and commitments.

After talking with my circle of trusted friends and spending many hours listening to YouTube gurus, I concluded that we are all different. The tools that work for some may not even tickle you. It's all about trial and error, because we don't all have the same circumstances, the same burdens and responsibilities, and above all, the same options.

Currently, to “slow down,” what works very well for me is directing my attention to a completely different activity, for example, turning everything off and taking a nap, writing to my group of friends, going to make some coffee from scratch, reading a chapter of my current favorite fanfic, or coming to write for my blog on Hive ❤️ Nothing too mystical, but significant in its effects.