My Writings. My Thoughts.

Feeling Overwhelmed?

March 10th, 2010 - 6 Comments

Ever see someone with perfect grades or a fantastic physique and think “how in the world do they balance the time that must take with all the other demands of life?”  Truth is… they don’t.  They prioritize.   Many of us are under the illusion that if we were using our time right, we’d be able to accomplish all of the “good things” that we’ve heard about from youth:

  • Strong relationship with family
  • Caring relationships with friends
  • Meaningful relationship with significant other
  • Excellent grades
  • Amazing salary
  • Invincible cardiovascular fitness
  • Powerful spiritual life
  • Impressive muscular strength
  • Peaceful mindset
  • Many individually-chosen others

In truth, though, we can only hold a few of these priorities without being spread too thin.  Think of your own life–any time that we pretend that we can do more, something ends up out-of-whack.  We focus more on grades, and we gain a few pounds.  In our then over-strained schedule, we make daily time to run, but we end up losing our peaceful mindset as the rest of our day becomes more stressful.  We try to stop over-committing ourselves so that we have free time to unwind, but friends start to say “I never see you anymore.”  It’s frustrating… but remember:  The rest of humanity has the same limitations you do!

Now here’s the good news:  Think about what you actually care about, deep down inside.  Then choose your 4-5 priorities, and do them well.  Let the rest go!  You can be at peace knowing that you’re doing what you care about.

You’re Probably Too Busy.

February 18th, 2010 - 7 Comments

If you’re like me, in the back of your head there’s a broken little record player.  He was put there years ago when you were born into a fast-paced, technologically-savvy, capitalistic world.  He has a single job–repeat, as many times as possible, the words “keep busy.”

If you’re like me, that little record player has left a feeling in your head that doesn’t make any sense.  You feel inferior when you talk to people that are in more clubs or on more sports teams than you.  You feel guilty when, on a Friday night, you’re at home reading a book.  You feel incompetent when, every once in awhile, your mind runs out of juice.  Well, if you’re like me, it’s time to ask a few questions:
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Useful Charts

February 7th, 2010 - 5 Comments

I haven’t written anything in a long time… but I also don’t have anything to write about.  Therefore, I’ve prepared the following informative charts: