Following a friend’s twitter feed last week, they mentioned that the amount of work that had to be done was equivalent to the size of Everest. A feeling that most of us have – to-do lists as long as your arm, that a lot of the time, prevents us from getting up and out. We don’t have time to run, swim, walk, climb or whatever it is that makes us feel good – because we’ve got such an overwhelming amount of stuff to do.
This got me looking at lots of amazing, awe inspiring shots of Everest itself, the peaks, the avalanches and the shear scale of this monster mountain. But it also got me thinking… If they were to pan out (ok, when I say “pan out” I mean go up to space) and have a look at Everest from space, would it look as dramatic?
Cue Google Images…
The answer is – No! It doesn’t even look that big a mountain to be honest, when you look at it from space. Don’t get me wrong - I'm not be-littling the immense challenge of actually climbing Everest, or the mammoth to-do lists that we all seem to have. But my point being that sometimes we look at targets and actions that we have to tackle and can make a really big deal about it, as though it really is like climbing Mount Everest. But if we take a step back and look at the bigger picture (I’m not suggesting you book on to Virgin Galactic though!) that “mountain” might not be as big as you originally thought it was.
We can over think things to the point where we can put such enormous barriers in front of us that it probably would seem easier to climb Everest – in winter! The exercise element gets put to one side – as though it’s a luxury. It’s not a luxury; it’s a necessity to keep you sane. In fact it can help you put things into perspective and not “sweat the small stuff” (as the saying goes).
Is everything on the to-do list absolutely necessary – if it is, can it be delegated, can it wait, will the world end if it doesn’t get done?
Looking after your mental health should be at the top of your to-do list – and needs to be fuelled by fun stuff.
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