Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen
R AND R TIP #54: GET A GRIP ON LIFE - HOLD ON
We all have a lot on our plates and I've found that as we age the demands on time management only increase. It is easy to be stretched thin between work, family, friends, and community. Personal goals and self care are often neglected because there just isn’t time. It is critical to set aside time for yourself. You can’t sustain taking care of others if you don’t take care of yourself.
Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.
THINGS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW BUT NEED TO REMEMBER
Go to bed on time.
Get up on time so you can start the day uncrushed.
Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
Delegate tasks to capable others.
Simplify and unclutter your life.
Less is more.. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all to
Take one day at a time.
Separate worries from concerns
Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
Get enough rest.
Eat right.
Get organized so everything has its place.
Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
Write down thoughts and inspirations.
Every day, find time to be alone.
Laugh.
Laugh some more!
Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
Sit on your ego.
Talk less; listen more.
Slow down.
Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
If you've never experienced fatigue, you can't understand how debilitating it is. Exhaustion is that burn out toddlers experience when they've skipped their afternoon nap.
Hold on to the truths you may have known all along and forgot about along the way. Rest when you are tired. The rest and relaxation needed to keep your grip on life is only a matter of what you knew all along.
When you have a lot of things to do, get your nap out of the way first.
Go back and listen again to what has already taught you. Do a lot of review. If there were books that spoke to your heart, read them again. If you've listened to recordings of messages that made an impact on you, get them out and listen again and again. Repeat and repeat what you already know
Plan to be a re-learner, so that you're not so prone to wander from the good and basic lessons already taught to you.
Re-learn, hold on to the lessons...relax, get some rest...
See you all next week!
Love, Live, Laugh and Be Happy!
ma
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