Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Enough is Enough

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

I had an upsetting conversation hop into my suitcase for a free ride to Italy. It made me angry that the conversation I had a few days before I left would creep into my brain as I jogged along the picturesque countryside. This is not what I want to be thinking of when I’m in a country I’ve desired to come to for so long, but here it is again…The conversation sneaks into my brain about 50 times each day. WHY? I think the reason it sticks out like a sore thumb is because it got to the heart of my most difficult issue in life – BALANCE. How do I balance everything? Family, home, schoolwork, friends, student needs, committees, and the list goes on and on. Often times I feel anxious about doing a good job at work and keeping up my relationships. The thought of taking on one more thing makes me feel like I’ll spontaneously combust from being stretched out in so many directions. Over the course of this trip I thought a lot about my “balance issue”. I never really figured anything out except to take it one day at a time and to say “No” when asked to do more….even if that person thinks I don’t do enough.

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