You Can't Do it All.
There comes a point in your life when you realise you can't do it all.
All those little things you're told you should do. There's just too many.
Floss, brush your teeth, shower, exercise, pay bills, see friends, write to old friends, clean your house, clean your car, check the oil, check the water, see to the kids. You just can't do it all. Even if you didn't chill at all, ever.
It comes as a relief when you realise this. You stop feeling so guilty about everything you've missed out.
You just have to prioritise but there's always that core. Those things that you must do exactly right because, if you don't, you feel your life is 'out of control'.
Doesn't really make sense does it?
All those little things you're told you should do. There's just too many.
Floss, brush your teeth, shower, exercise, pay bills, see friends, write to old friends, clean your house, clean your car, check the oil, check the water, see to the kids. You just can't do it all. Even if you didn't chill at all, ever.
It comes as a relief when you realise this. You stop feeling so guilty about everything you've missed out.
You just have to prioritise but there's always that core. Those things that you must do exactly right because, if you don't, you feel your life is 'out of control'.
Doesn't really make sense does it?
posted by Tickersoid at 7:34 PM
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12 Comments:
Like Blogging Mr T! I hope you are not fading on us. OH hooray - I was first!
I'm still working at what to cut out. You're dead on though - something's gotta give.
Have you given up on personal hygiene?
I wondered what smelled funny in here.
I haven't cleaned my house in months. The cat is having a high old time chasing dustballs. But I'm much happier. Less stress. Now if the Viper would only go away, my life would be complete.*
*A big lie, but ... who can you trust, nowadays, anyway?
Who needs friends,children, bills,hygiene and what ever else was mentioned? one word for you lad, 'pain killers' it won't help yer sheep addiction but you won't care about the rest.
Mutleythedog- Taking the dog for a walk. That's another one that can always be missed out. Yes, blogging is not a core activity.
Snooze- I try to make sure that friends and family are high on the priority list.
MJ-Cheeky mare. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Pity I'm an aethiest.
Fifth Floor- Events happen which change all the priority rules.
Old Knudsen- Beer works quite well too. It also reduces the number of ungly sheep.
You just have to get up earlier Tick!
But sleeping is too high up on my priority list to cut down.
Anyway, these days if I get up early I just become exhausted earlier.
That's very true, and if managed carefully, that sort of laid-back attitude can really improve quality of life.
Unfortunately I came to that realisation very strongly and far too young. I was aided in this by being in an overwhelming situation for some years - it made it a lot easier (and necessary, really) to just give up on a lot of things.
Consequently, I let myself off the hook for virtually everything, the vast majority of the time, reject lots of things I "should" do, even though I agree and realise I am acting against my own best interests, and never get things done on time or, in some cases, at all. Occasional fits of competence seem to drag me through. I have no organisational skills!
It's almost always true that people who get a dose of this perspective to even a minor degree get a real benefit out of it! They go around feeling all liberated and airy. Then they get a summons for unpaid xyz, their car snaps in half, they get fired and they become ill, hahahahaaaaaaa. No joy for you, bucko!
The Buddhist dudes are quite keen on this sort of thing, though if taken to its suggested conclusion, it's quite a specific extreme. But in moderation, could be jolly.
My advice is, learn discipline first, make it a habit, then chuck some of it out. Doing things the other way round is a disaster.
I'm impeccable with my own hygiene, but my house is, um, er, uh, well, it's a mess.
...and I forgive myself.
You know, I just wrote a post about how I'm feeling and you summed it all up.
Bloody Nora!
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