So many things to do seem to take over my day…everyday. There is the homework/studying, chores, work, paperwork, helping friends, meals, events, errands, appointments, exercise, planning, phone calls, emails, and also the ever needed amount of sleep. How is it that we are supposed to keep up with such a schedule? I’m really not sure what the answer to that question is, but recently I have learned that we can. Being busy seems to be something that most people have in common. I talk to one friend and ask how things are going “good, busy, but good” is usually the response that I receive. The funny thing is that more often than not I give the same response in return.

So yes, it is this high paced society that most of us find our place in today. If you do not have some sort of big thing that you are working on or toward at the moment, chances are, that is going to change really soon. Many of us have jobs or are looking for one (which in itself can be a full-time job), many of us are in school or some sort of a structured learning endeavor, many of us have families to take care of, communities that we are involved in, responsibilities in our churches, goals to help others through service, just to mention a few things that occupy our time. I know for me, it seems overwhelming, especially when I hit a crossroads where something I have been doing ends and I am about to dive in head first in the next big thing.

Being able to organize my time and stay focused has been, and still is, what makes or breaks what I am working toward. Having a positive attitude has become everything. When I let myself get worried or overstressed I have more problems. However when I choose to swim rather than sink, to do something rather than just let something happen, to act and not be acted upon by any other source, that is when I get things done. I have discovered through experience that when we make a choice to be easygoing things go easier. Like in the words of one of my favorite songs, “Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen, “We’ve only got 86 400 seconds in a day to turn it all around or to throw it all away.”

Which are you gonna choose?

Tags: accomplishing, attitude, busy, Kris Allen, live like we're dying, planning, time management

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