A few weeks back I had a day where I was incredibly stressed. The kids were sick, a few had attitudes, Pete was leaving for a business trip, I had unpacking to do the list goes on of seemingly good reasons to be stressed. Pete asked me Is anything urgent? No, I had to admit nothing on my to-do list was urgent. The implication was chill Girl!!
So I took a deep breath and gave myself a few days off.
As Ive taken the liberty just to meander through my days, doing what takes my fancy and getting back slowly into the swing of things I have been thinking about how much I make urgent in my life and how much of it really needs to be so. I am reminded of the maxim: Important versus Urgent.
- I believe if I am consistent, diligent, and thorough with the important there will be less urgent in my life.
- I also believe I need to carefully choose what is important in my life what priorities I make.
I recently saw a picture of a meal set on a patchwork table cloth, on it was a home–cooked meal and there were candles on the table. It gave a picture of a slow and relationship approach to life. That is hard to find these days. But it is something I want so much for my family. I liked the picture so much Ive put make a patchwork table cloth on my to-do list but just making myself a patchwork tablecloth (should I find the time LOL!!) wont do it for me It has to come from my heart.
Over the next little while Im going to watch what creates inner stress for me and see how I can eliminate it. Of course there will be the odd occasion where this is just life but I dont want it to be the norm. I want to be able to achieve the important things for me to achieve each day, without undue stress, without having ½ my list left over to add to tomorrows list.
Sometimes it is hard to make a priority list but maybe taking a look at those unproductive, stressful situations may be a good first step.
