Some days it feels like there just isn't enough time to do everything I want. Whether it's a long list of things I have to do, or if part of that list includes things I want to do - like finishing a good book - some days it seems like time just whizzes past.
Today was one of those days. It started off well, and I did manage to accomplish most of the things on my list, but by the time I got to some of them, I noticed it was already nearly 3:00. I couldn't believe it!
When days like today happen, when I start to think there won't be enough time to accomplish everything, I like to take a deep breath, and focus on checking one thing off my list at a time. When I've accomplished a few more things after my initial "It's that time already!?" I take another deep breath, and then really consider if something on my list really needs to be done today.
If it absolutely does, I do it. If not, if it's not something so urgent that my day would be incomplete without it (like a blog post) or my house might fall down around my ears if I don't do it, then I reevaluate if it's something that actually needs to be done today. If it still needs to be done today but it doesn't need to be done this second, I take a break. I pick up that book I'm reading, and go through another chapter. Then, when I feel calmer, more relaxed, and less panicked about the time, I check another thing off my list - like folding the laundry.
It's all about perspective. Our lives today can be so fast-paced that it's easy to panic if we look at the clock and realize we haven't done as much as we wanted. But it's nice sometimes to reflect on what's really important on our lists - spending time with family and friends, taking a walk in the cool evening air, playing with your kids or your pets (whichever you have), or just taking a quick moment to breathe and thank God for another marvelous day, even if it's been a little stressful.
It's not good to get too busy. We must sometimes make the time to breathe and listen to God's still, small voice.
Today, I wish you all joy and peace. Remember to breathe.
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"Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest'" (Mark 6:31).
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Update: Right now it looks like I'm going to be doing my next research post on fear. However, I'm going to take my time with it and do the research properly. I have started a rough draft, however.
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