Good morning from Punta del Est. I’m in Uruguay. I woke up this morning to a really sweet invitation from my friends, Eric and Diego, which said  we’re going to X beach for lunch. Would you like to join us? Of course the monkey mind that suffers from FOMO says, well, , nothing you’re doing is more important than saying yes to a beautiful invitation to go to a beautiful beach with your friends. And the other side is saying you’re feeling happy, rested, creative, and inspired. And you should just enjoy this moment and catch up with yourself. So which is it?

We all have those moments when we don’t want to miss out. We feel like we should push ourselves and say yes, yet there’s a part of us that is just happy where we are. In my case, I’ve been moving a lot and I haven’t had enough quiet. I haven’t maintained some of the things that really ground me, and I’m feeling like I’m in that moment when I’m finally catching up with myself. I texted back, I think I’m going to take a pass.

I think the reason I’m sharing that with you right now is because I know this is a busy time of year. It’s a time when many of us start to feel anxious about all of our commitments, and I think oftentimes it comes down to how we frame for ourself the saying yes or saying no. Of  course there’s that great question when you’re saying no, what are you saying yes to? In my case, I’m simply giving myself permission to catch up to myself.

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