Do you ever feel that there's not enough time to do all of the things that you want to do? Life takes over
and suddenly you may feel that you have more things on your TO DO list than you have time to complete.
When this happens, this is the time to sit
back and think about what it is that is really important in life.
The older I get, the more I have come to realize that not everything is an emergency.
Most of us have woken up, on some days, feeling overwhelmed. Our minds start racing with all of the things we need to get done. Between laundry,
cleaning the house, work, taking care of our families, and a multitude of other things,
it is so easy to feel as if we're on "overload."
When this happens, switch gears and revamp your priorities. Look at your list of TO DOs. Some things are likely getting more time and
attention than they deserve, while other things should probably be on the top of the priority list.
When thinking of your priorities, where do "people " fall? At the top of your list, or way down at the bottom?
Perhaps a friend sends a text one day asking if you want to meet for lunch. Instead of taking a
few hours out of your day to catch up with her, you ask for a rain check and opt to do your cleaning chores.
Maybe, while visiting a family member, you remembered you had laundry waiting to be done at home and I felt like you needed to leave early to get it done.
Perhaps you said no to assembling a jigsaw puzzle with your child or grandchild because you wanted to get some paperwork accomplished.
Yes, those tasks have to get done. Yes, you should handle them most of the time. But in reality, neither of these tasks are an emergency.
If you always allow these non-emergency tasks to take priority, you may will miss out on quality time with the important people in your life.
If a neighbor wants to
stand around and chit chat
when I am about to clear some snow from the driveway, I take the time to do so.
If my phone rings and my sister needs to vent, right when I was about to go to the grocery store, I postpone the trip for 20 minutes and help her out.
Laundry and dirty floors will always be there. The people that we cherish most in life will not. Make them a priority.
