It isn't true.
Just resting my eyes.
You don't always need to sleep in order to rest. Sometimes you just need to close your eyes.
Still there, still hearing, still aware.
Just at rest.
For me, this is a time to rest. A time to step right off that hamster wheel of "should" and "ought" even though I thought during this last month of silence, surely something would break. I expected to drop some ball. I expected it to shatter.
Still there, still hearing, still aware.
Just at rest.
For me, this is a time to rest. A time to step right off that hamster wheel of "should" and "ought" even though I thought during this last month of silence, surely something would break. I expected to drop some ball. I expected it to shatter.
But nothing broke, Friend, nothing broke. The important things still got done.
Put that frazzled feeling, the one brought into being by "should" and "ought" up onto a high shelf and let it get dusty with all the stuff you can't seem to throw away.
May your frazzle get dusty, Friend. Frazzle is good-for-nothing anyway.
Entire days can pass without the weight of a TO DO LIST crushing you, taking your breath away.
"But I have to..." you fuss. And maybe you do. Then again, maybe you don't.
Write down all the things you think have to be done and let a friend, spouse, or kid take a look. Men are great at cutting your list to shreds given that their priorities are totally different than a woman's, alien even. Get a different perspective from someone who cares.
Argue that you must do all of those things. Argue that you must do them even at the expense of your piece, or PEACE, of mind. Listen to the hollow sound of your arguments.
Rewrite the list with fresh eyes, with a new perspective.
Put that frazzled feeling, the one brought into being by "should" and "ought" up onto a high shelf and let it get dusty with all the stuff you can't seem to throw away.
May your frazzle get dusty, Friend. Frazzle is good-for-nothing anyway.
Entire days can pass without the weight of a TO DO LIST crushing you, taking your breath away.
"But I have to..." you fuss. And maybe you do. Then again, maybe you don't.
Write down all the things you think have to be done and let a friend, spouse, or kid take a look. Men are great at cutting your list to shreds given that their priorities are totally different than a woman's, alien even. Get a different perspective from someone who cares.
Argue that you must do all of those things. Argue that you must do them even at the expense of your piece, or PEACE, of mind. Listen to the hollow sound of your arguments.
Rewrite the list with fresh eyes, with a new perspective.
Those things that fell right off your list? They don't have to be gone forever. Just while you rest. Then, when you feel sane again, when you breathe easy, decide whether to let some of those "shoulds" and "oughts" back into your life.
As for me, getting on my list is pretty tough these days. If you are a "should" or "ought" that is. My family has no problem getting on my list. Monopoly, popcorn, giving my entire attention to Ten when he tells one of his stories. These things have been added to my list. Added because I didn't have time for them before.
I like my list better now.
You don't always need sleep. Sometimes you just need to rest.
I like my list better now.
You don't always need sleep. Sometimes you just need to rest.
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