Once again, there are too many events in too many different places to
fit into too few days, which has made us stressed, and overwhelmed, and
guilt-ridden about all the things we can't do and all the things we
choose to do. Yet, it has occurred to me that there's a different way to
think about this---
We could live our lives doing not very much, attempting not very much,
planning and scheduling not very much, and therefore, rarely having the
stress of double-booking and over-extending, and trying to fit too much
to do into too little time. Would we be happier doing not very much?
Would we have a better life making no plans, trying no new things,
seeing no hard-to-see people? Would we be better off pulling away from
things, rather than running toward them, sticking with the known, rather
than exploring the unknown, filling just parts of our days, so as not
to end up with days that are over-full?
The difficulty and stress of having to juggle activities and events may
make us want to pull back, but when I think about it this way, I tend to
think, "bring it on"--the new experiences, the exciting things
ventured, the people and places explored and enjoyed. Isn't it better to
fill our days and figure out how to juggle a little than to meander
through empty days because we were afraid of having to manage the
juggling? Give me that glass too full--I'll enjoy drinking it in.
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