Getting and keeping our shit together

I am responsible for getting and keeping my shit together. And so are you. And then, when we interact, so are we. There is my shit, yours, ours, and then there is all the rest.

But let's start with mine. Which also means yours from your point of view.

Okay, I can see that my possessive pronouns are getting tangled like spaghetti here, but I think you know what I mean.

When I am focused on managing my responsibilities in the workplace, I find that I talk about my shit in two different but not unrelated ways. I want to get it and keep it together.

When I tell myself that I need to 'get my shit together', it denotes a lack of time and process control. If I could only be more organised, everything would be better.

But, when I need to 'keep it together', it's about me managing my emotions and behaviours.

They are not unrelated. Each impacts the other.

When I am super busy or wasting time on pointless bureaucracy and unfriendly technology, it leeches my ability to stay calm. And when I am overwhelmed, sad or worried, I can let slip the things that keep me organised and on top of stuff.

And being able to identify this early can help me avoid losing my shit - badly.

One of my first signs is that my house starts to get messy. Or I decide to skip yoga this morning because I need to finish some work. Or I start not caring much about what I eat and adopt the handy but erroneous belief that this tasty, fatty treat will lift my mood. And these can be caused by things getting too far out of whack or feeling a bit low.

No one wants to perpetuate the downward spiral that leads to losing it badly at work or living a 'losing it' life. So what are your triggers, and how do you put the safety on before shit explodes? What keeps you from losing it?

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