What does being overwhelmed mean? That simply means you are trying to take on too much and that can lead to depression, escape, or just a stop in the progress towards your goals. This is the information age. An age where emails, requests, and endless information are often thrown at us non-stop. It’s easy to be overwhelmed if we don’t consciously make decisions as to what we will do and what we will not do. When I look back at any time I was depressed, it was always partially due to trying to overwhelm myself and it all happened unconsciously.

“Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose and devote yourself unreservedly to it.” – James Allen

The biggest key to being unoverwhelmed is a single focus and simplicity. When you feel overwhelmed, simplify whatever you want to do and focus your energy and attention on one goal and doing the least possible. Understand this does take into account that you have a goal to begin with. Take some of the stuff off your back so you have a load you can successfully carry.

A Personal Example

I remember when I first tested out the Law of Attraction I wanted to see if I could manifest a clean apartment. I had an apartment with food, paper, and trash all over the place. Just the sight of the place was overwhelming. To think about all the stuff I had to clean and pick up and throw away and how it would just get dirty all over again anyway after I did all that work. So I started envisioning a clean apartment. Eventually I realized that if I pick up one shirt and find an adequate place for it, I will be one step closer to my vision. I stopped thinking about all the work I had to do and started completely focusing on vision and action happened naturally. I didn’t have to force it. Eventually momentum kicked in and within a week I had that room completely cleaned then after some months the whole apartment. But I started with that one shirt and continued to feel as if I had already manifested a clean apartment. I simplified it down to the least I could do first.

The Power of Less

This whole idea that less is more really became evident to me after reading The Power of Less. The whole book is focused around productivity through simplicity, less, small victories, building simple habits, and presence with what you do. After I read that book I knew that less had helped me completely clean a house that previously was just a source for feeling overwhelmed. It helped me see that there is so much power in less.

While trying to simplify your life down to the essential you might run into some resistance in the form of other people or even your fear or guilt itself. Dealing with that resistance and overcoming your fear or guilt is a totally different monster that I’ll probably address in a different article, but for now just know that what you do is a choice and you don’t have to do anything.

You don’t deserve to be overwhelmed. It’s often a source of stress and stress is a power drainer. BUT being overwhelmed is an unconscious choice that you’ve made. You have overwhelmed yourself by making decisions to take on too much. Simplicity and ease is also a choice you can make.

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