Thank you so much! For me, I have to try to do things like minimize my email and just set aside a set amount of time (30 minutes, an hour) to work on something that requires deeper focus. For the big, big things more related to spending time with people I care about-- sometimes it helps me to think about how I'll feel later if I prioritize something else over it (i.e. will it really feel that great to answer one more email, vs. have a conversation with my mom). But I'm so far from perfect at all of this. It's super hard to shut out the daily craze- it's very noisy and persistent.
Funny but I also recently had to come to terms with not being able to do it all. I think it’s the nature of being alive today and living within an undercurrent of feeling like we should always be trying to accomplish more. I’m not in a comfortable place on this topic yet, but love that you’ve brought it up right on the cusp of my starting to draft 2025’s business plan - lol! It never ends.
"Living with an undercurrent of feeling like we should always be trying to accomplish more," is SUCH a great description of this. That's exactly it. I go through phases of being better and worse at coming to terms with the "undoable-ness" of things. It's a constant work in progress to let go of the pressure!
Another great article. How do we answer this question? "How might we move through this world...in a way that makes us feel we've done something meaningful and of purpose" My personal answer is to look at creation as a chorus in which my purpose is to sing my part on key. Some of us are destined to be soloists, others not, and that's okay. I just have to sing my little heart out, always attempting to be in tune with both my fellow mortals and the Heavenly Chorus which leads us in the hymn. There are bad days. My voice breaks. I drop the hymnal or get out of step. But if I just keep trying to sing true, I can call it a good day. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you! And I love the image you create here of each of us working to sing our unique parts, but in unison (and union) with others. Agreed that the days I feel that I "sung true" always feel like good days. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, as well!
Your reflections resonated deeply! How do you prioritize your biggest things amidst the daily craze??
Thank you so much! For me, I have to try to do things like minimize my email and just set aside a set amount of time (30 minutes, an hour) to work on something that requires deeper focus. For the big, big things more related to spending time with people I care about-- sometimes it helps me to think about how I'll feel later if I prioritize something else over it (i.e. will it really feel that great to answer one more email, vs. have a conversation with my mom). But I'm so far from perfect at all of this. It's super hard to shut out the daily craze- it's very noisy and persistent.
Funny but I also recently had to come to terms with not being able to do it all. I think it’s the nature of being alive today and living within an undercurrent of feeling like we should always be trying to accomplish more. I’m not in a comfortable place on this topic yet, but love that you’ve brought it up right on the cusp of my starting to draft 2025’s business plan - lol! It never ends.
"Living with an undercurrent of feeling like we should always be trying to accomplish more," is SUCH a great description of this. That's exactly it. I go through phases of being better and worse at coming to terms with the "undoable-ness" of things. It's a constant work in progress to let go of the pressure!
Another great article. How do we answer this question? "How might we move through this world...in a way that makes us feel we've done something meaningful and of purpose" My personal answer is to look at creation as a chorus in which my purpose is to sing my part on key. Some of us are destined to be soloists, others not, and that's okay. I just have to sing my little heart out, always attempting to be in tune with both my fellow mortals and the Heavenly Chorus which leads us in the hymn. There are bad days. My voice breaks. I drop the hymnal or get out of step. But if I just keep trying to sing true, I can call it a good day. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you! And I love the image you create here of each of us working to sing our unique parts, but in unison (and union) with others. Agreed that the days I feel that I "sung true" always feel like good days. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, as well!