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From Doing to Being Step 2: Focus to Discover and Embrace Your True Worth

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

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​Last week we began to explore what we can do when we feel like our worth is tied to the roles we play in life.

At the end of the day, if you find your satisfaction based solely on all the doing you've done, you're probably also overwhelmed and burnt out, because there's only one of you to go around, and way too many things to do.

Yep, even the good things. The enemy is sneaky, and will use the multitude of good things to distract us from the best that God has for us.

Volunteer for the fundraiser? Sure! Bake cookies for the group meeting? Absolutely! Work over to finish that project? No problem! Keep the house sparkly clean while also feeding the family and spending quality time with each family member?

Um, no. Buh-bye sparkly house! I know my priorities.

But it wasn't always that way. I overextended myself as I overidentified with all the roles I juggled. We're no good to anyone if we're exhausted, not exercising self-care, and not being our authentic selves. When we overidentify with the roles we play and that's the only way we think we can find satisfaction, we are often left running on empty.

May your doing flow from your being,

Laura

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See you next week!

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