I want to be here- My first ever blog post!

“Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there”

- Eckhart Tolle

Hello everyone! Thanks for visiting my site! And for reading my first post on my new blog! So many exclamation marks, this is exciting stuff.

I thought I would start off with a quote that gets me every time. “Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there” – Eckhart Tolle. When trying to think about what I wanted to blog about, I had a rush of different post ideas. The list kept growing in my head, and I started to feel overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. Thoughts started entering my head, and they went a little something like this:

• Where do I even start?

• This would be so much easier if I already had some posts written out.

• I can’t wait until I’ve posted on a bunch of topics, THEN I’ll have the hang of it.

• This is too hard for me, look at this OTHER blog that’s full of posts.

The real issue I was having was I wasn’t living where I am NOW. My thoughts were getting out of control, and I was stressing about not being in a place I would like to be eventually—a place where I have already put in the work, and have a steady blog (not to mention a steady practice). This was causing me undue stress, stress that was not helping me reach my goals. In fact, the stress I was creating by wanting to be in a place other than where I am, was doing quite the opposite—it was causing me to procrastinate and feel anxious about my current situation.

I’ve entered a new chapter of my life. Everything is new! A new business, new clinic locations, a new state of being—no longer a student, but a working Naturopathic Doctor (some might say a new adult). Some stress in new situations is normal and can help you along, but getting caught up worrying because you’re thinking about where you would like to be (and where you would like to be is going to take some time), is definitely a problem.

So I took a step back, remembered Eckhart Tolle’s quote, and decided to want to be where I am. It’s ok to fumble. It’s ok to have slow days. It’s ok that I’m not an expert at everything. It’s ok to be unsure. And it’s ok to be a little stressed sometimes during the process. But I’m going to embrace where I am in my life, not miss out on all the fun now because I’m too busy thinking/stressing about where I would like to ideally be in a few years. I’m going to try my best and learn from all the hiccups along the way. Maybe this first post is total garbage, but I’m going to keep writing, keep trying, keep growing, and most of all keep ENJOYING every step!

I’m here, and I’m exactly where I want to be.

Thanks for reading and take good care,

Dr. Elizabeth

P.s. Stay tuned for upcoming posts about stress management, gratitude, and some fun botanicals!

#stress #change