Aug 29, 2011
Either the days are getting shorter, or I’m adding more and more to my plate so it only feels that way. I know that so many of you can relate to feeling the pressure of having more to do than what you have hours in the day to get done. We work and work and work some more. And we wonder why we’re so tired. Our lives are overflowing with tasks, and yet we still try to add more to them.
I know that when I lie awake at night thinking about the wonderful people I would like to interview, More
Aug 25, 2011
I started writing a post about organization. And in it I talked about how in my ideal life everything flowed beautifully and life was magical. And then I started talking about my actual life and how things truly weren’t running as seamlessly as I would like them to. I talked about the endless list of to-dos and the piles upon piles of folders and projects and orders and call backs and write tos that needed to be finished.
And the more I wrote about how different my ideal life was from my More
Jul 28, 2011
I wouldn’t consider myself a team player. I have always been the type of person who would rather just do something myself than have someone else assist me. I thought that bringing in another person with their own set of expectations about how things should be done complicated things, and I found that it was just easier to work alone.
So I created an entire life based on the premise that I didn’t need anyone’s guidance.
I believed that I was fine (even better off) without anyone’s help.
I created a business. I became my own boss. I got to decide what to do and when to do it. I got to call the shots.
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Jul 25, 2011
If your life is anything like mine (and I’m guessing that it is), things seem to be moving faster than normal. It feels like the days are getting shorter and the to-do list is getting longer.
I write about self care and taking time to go within. I write these posts for you. My hope is that they will serve as inspiration and help you delve in and remember yourself. But I also write them as a reminder to myself. A reminder that I am not just the messenger – I also need to receive the More
Jul 13, 2011
Do you ever look at your life and wonder how everything can possibly get done? Do you ever wish for just one more hour in the day? Do you ever feel like just crawling back into bed when you look at your to-do list? Do you ever ask yourself how things got so busy? Do you ever wonder if you will be able to dig your way out of this seemingly endless pile of tasks?
I know firsthand how life has a way of sneaking up on us, and before we know it, we are underneath what feels like a mountain of must-dos. The emails keep coming in. No matter how much we wish it would, the house just doesn’t clean itself. There are phone calls that need to be made. Errands that have to be run. Projects that must be completed. And the lists really does go on and on.
When I start to feel overwhelmed, my first desire is always to escape. I crawl into my bed and just quiet myself. I take a few deep breaths and quiet my mind. (And I also have been known to grab a bite or two of chocolate – which is the magic cure for many ailments.)
And then in that quiet moment something happens.
I realize that I am okay.
I realize that all of these tasks and emails and projects and assignments are indicators of a life that is being lived. And I feel better for a moment. If I weren’t living – if I weren’t pushing out of my comfort zone – if I weren’t growing as a person and exposing myself to all of this external stimuli, my life would be comfortable and secure and painfully boring. Sure, I would probably have much more time, but when I look back at the end of my life I don’t want to say that I sure had a lot of time to twiddle my thumbs. I want to say that I lived! I experienced. I engaged. I learned. I grew. I evolved. I inspired. I was a part of it.
And realizing this puts it all into perspective.
Having a busy life means that you are living. You are a part of something.
And sure, you can work on More
