Moments
of Madness……or has the World Gone Mad?……
A
speaker I saw the other day really made me stand to attention
when she reminded me of a definition
for Moments of Madness
- “Continuing to do the same actions and expecting
different results!”. We’re all guilty of this
somewhere along the line. I’ve seen it cause the most
distress in peoples actions to balance their personal, family
and work lives in a way that used to work well…..but
not anymore. Unfortunately people are blaming themselves
and wondering what they’re doing wrong…..but
it’s not just us having Moments of Madness..…..
THE
WORLD HAS ALSO GONE MAD!!…. We’re
just trying to keep sane in the middle of it all.
The
world around us has drastically changed from the days when
work used to be about a 9-5pm job and
family and personal
life worked well around that. The wave of advancing technology
puts ‘peer pressure’ on us to work faster, if
the computer doesn’t download something in 2 seconds,
it’s “slow”! The dawning of the Information
Age means we’re not only dealing with more information,
more often, but it’s more complex and needs more of
my careful attention in less time. Our social and family
structures have changed. The standard nuclear family isn’t
the only option, strained relationships are up and kids are
growing up way too fast. If that doesn’t scare us enough
that we’re trying to hold on to some sense of ‘normality’,
we also have to deal with the age of terrorism... watching
TV, going on a plane and what a bin and car can be used for
aren’t what they used to be.
The
good old Work/Life balance has become a MYTH. Many clients
I’ve worked with are sick of crisis management, feeling
down, stressed and just coping. Enough’s enough. So
in reducing our Moments of Madness and regaining control,
new actions are needed for new results. It’s time to
factor in rejuvenation time in and around your work schedules
and life’s demands. You’d be amazed at how much
time you can gain when you give your body, thinking and emotional
systems even a little time out to re-charge and get into
peak performance for you.
How
many Moments of Madness will you have today??
Dr. Elizabeth Celi
Health and Exercise Psychologist
Elements Integrated Health Consulting
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