In life you have to find the perfect balance. Try putting a wooden board on top of a ball. Then stand on top of it. (Don't try this at home boys and girls.)
It can be hard. Balancing work, and school. Friends with obligations. Vacation with regular life. How can you do it all?
What happens when it gets overwhelming? You go away for Shabbos, you come back, and life hits you in the face. Laundry, food shopping, preparing stuff for the week.
You have to slow it down. Ever watch a video in slow motion? They do it all the time in sports, to show you the play-by-play that gets lost when you watch it in real time. Take a deep breath and slow things down. One thing at a time. What is your top priority right now? What can be pushed off for another time? What is your first and foremost immediate concern?
Making lists can help you organize what you need to do. Some people find it helpful, while others find them tedious. You have to find what works for you.
The main thing is, stay calm. Don't freak out. You have a lot to do? That's great. That means your life is full, you have a purpose. So do everything, but in a certain order.
And at the end of the day, I watch reality TV because it makes me feel so much better about my own life.
I love the last line.
ReplyDeleteASoG introduced me to making lists, and now I make them fairly regularly. Even when you make a list though, you still need to make sure to check it and see if you've done everything you need to do ;)
:) Thanks. I had a friend who used to write lists on her arm. Then on the other arm she wrote 'check arm'.
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