Some times in my life I have found that I move into a sort of chaotic spiral of motion when there are too many priorities and I can’t seem to make headway.
This latest set of challenges has me feeling like I’m stock still and getting nothing done when I am actually moving positively forward. Perhaps it is that there are more, perhaps it is that I have a new way of being with it.
Regardless, I am reminded of the old adage “God will never give you more than you can handle.”
Life does give us more than we can handle and sometimes we do that to ourselves. We say Yes too often, take on projects or causes because we feel we have to even if we don’t have enough time.
I think this happens, in part, because we are being taught how to say No. How to step back. How to have boundaries and care for ourselves. How to grow into being a person that can have balance.
But regardless, sometimes the challenges given to us suck.
Right now, I’m healing from an injury, my kitchen is in disrepair from water damage and frustrating contractor interactions, my time is split between a fulfilling job and a thousand other things that try to take my attention and a number of other things that don’t belong in a food blog.
Suffice it to say, that can make it challenging to get out there and cook, eat out, or even think about food.
But in a nice Ted talk a friend pointed out to me, we as humans are able to manage our time and usually find the time we need when something is important enough.
How? Well, in time management its called re prioritizing. One of you will tell me if Six Sigma has a different term for it. In my life, we call this “What’s bloody important right now?” And we emphasize the right now because it can change in an instant during the day or another activity.
And right now in my life healing and work take priority for most of my awake hours. By choice.
So we’ll get back to cooking soon, we have some plants percolating for winter use, the overall garden plan is moving slowly forward, garden maintenance is being eked out on as “as we can manage” basis, and every day I reinvest in looking at if these are the right priorities.
So there will be more soon here from both past and present. Hope you enjoy.