Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
CJ and I are out of town for a bit celebrating his birthday & our anniversary … both on May 5th. We’re back at the same place we visited last year … you can read about it here.
And here I am, once again, finding myself running ragged with too many things on my plate. I struggle for that seemingly unattainable word … balance. But aren’t we all?
I know a lot of women right now that seem to be carrying the weight … holding up our families. And it can be downright exhausting!
I feel blessed to be able to get away like this … and with my hubs to boot. But here’s the thing …
I feel like a broken record, but what I need to be better about is taking time to recharge my batteries when I’m at home too … not just by getting away. How ’bout you? Do you need to recharge? Any favorite things you’d suggest I try? I think I get all kinds of ideas, but I fail in the area of being consistent and disciplined with it. I tend to sometimes let life bowl me over … humpf.
{shaking my head …} Things really need to change. Stat.
Maybe while I’m doing these things over the next couple of day … I’ll also come up with a home “recharging” plan that’ll stick?
sleeping
sunning
eating
massaging
reading
praying
movie watching
spending time in the Word
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I can’t help much because I’m the same way. Nothing really sticks. I like your list though. Happy Anniversary!
If you figure it out, please let me know. I, too, feel like I’m living life on the hamster wheel, and never feeling like I’ve got it right. Maybe “imbalance” is the new “balance”?!? LOL. I wish I could figure out how to be more centered, too. Enjoy your getaway and the {brief} recharge!!
After spending the last 20 years or so SEARCHING FOR BALANCE, I can tell you that it really doesn’t exist. (except for in a yoga pose, perhaps!) Instead, I think we need to stop organizing, unwinding, recharging, and really start to simplify. I am committed to moving the stuff, debt, extras out and the goodness in.
I know how you try to be everything to everyone, but maybe once or twice a week you just unplug the ol’ electronics and get away from it all. I really feel like we are all consumed with our social networking and we forget about really matters.
Excellent list! I struggle with that too!
I try to remind myself (or the hubby does, if I forget) that most of these things that stress us out, and that are on our “have to” list… they don’t need to be there. Does the house “have to” be perfectly decorated/clean/organized? no. Does the next party “have to” look like something Martha would have done? no. Does every meal “have to” taste like a gourmet chef prepared it? no. Do we really “have to” run all those errands Today? no.
I’m not saying it’s easy to let go, but I do try not to “borrow trouble” (as my momma says). I love bigger and better when I let go, and let myself BE.
(Daily walks with the dog and occaisional yoga helps too!)
so glad you’re there. hope that you all have a beautiful, restful time together.
i think this is why i’ve taken to the beach the past few weekends. i stand on the pathway and that salt air hits me and i can breathe again. the wind whips and it is like the breath of God. i hope you find your recharge…
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