By Dilynn Wise
There seem to be too many things to do and not enough time to get them all done. The question of ‘if you have a moment’ or ‘do you have time to…?’ are at the tips of people’s tongues and they require a quick response. Most of the time the answer will, begrudgingly, be a ‘yes’, or ‘of course!’ This is all in the hopes that it won’t take very long to help, or listen, so we can return to the task to be completed. Those interruptions all add up and the never-ending to-do list and other things that we have to accomplish that day are never completely crossed off or finished. We tell ourselves that we will finish it tomorrow. But tomorrow always comes sooner than we would like. The clutter of that to-do list accumulates. The need for a break becomes a voice in your head that increases in volume every passing day, week, month.
Those breaks are important to take and that voice a wise teacher. Not only for our physical needs, but the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs as well. I do hope that everyone can find the time and space to relax and unwind. To take a chance to declutter your brain of all the things you HAVE to do. These could be small or big actions. Such as reading a book and getting utterly lost in the pages of the story, watching your favorite movie or a new one. Immersing yourself into an activity that clears your mind like running, swimming, yoga or meditation. A break could be bigger, like taking a few days to go somewhere either alone or with others. Taking a small trip away from the to-do list and errands can free more than just your mind, it can renew, inspire and educate yourself about who you are and what is really important to you.
Maybe, after a shift in perspective, tasks are more manageable, and that overwhelming feeling of being busy all the time disappears for a longer period of time. Time is always moving forward. How we use it is what matters. There is always tomorrow to satisfyingly cross something off the list. It will get done eventually, don’t worry. Keep going.