Episode 130: One More Sunset Before the Schedule Starts

It is the middle of August, and you are standing in your kitchen at the end of the day. Your body is here. Your mind is already in September. And underneath it, a worry that will not settle:I have not rested enough, and life is already speeding up.This episode is one slow evening before the season leans in.Harvard researchers who pinged more than two thousand people at random moments through their ordinary days found that our minds are somewhere other than the present almost half the time. Where a person's mind had gone predicted how she felt better than what she was actually doing. And the heaviness landed hardest when the mind had run ahead toward something worrying.What you will come away with:An honest look at why the end of summer feels like it is speeding upRelief from the sense that you missed your window to restOne evening practice doable tonightScripture: Psalm 19:1 (NIV)Research note: Killingsworth and Gilbert, Science, 2010 — experience-sampling research on mind-wandering and mood.Ready for your next step?FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download):YourNextBestStep.com Weekly encouragement + practical tips:YouTube @CoachJanetJ Instagram: @janetjjaecksIf this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.  One small step. One day at a time.