over the years i have observed many people (myself included) who unconsciously take on more and more projects without keeping track of the fact that we are also allowing our lives to become increasingly complex...before long...we serve on four committees at church...chauffeur the kids to three after-school practices a day...and take on that big new project at work...all while adjusting to the stress of a new baby at home...(no...i did not all of sudden have a baby) many of us live one unexpected complication away from complete meltdown...
i realize that modern life is complex...but we don't have to live that close to chaos...i can't tell you how many times in my life i've taken a look in the rearview mirror and simply decided..."i'm involved with way too much...with too many people..." there have been times where i needed to sit down and reprioritize my life...my schedule...and the involvements in which i was participating...it is like taking out the sharp carving knife of priorities and beginning to cut away everything that doesn't fit with what is best for my life...
the process may be painful at first...but i have found that merely tweaking my schedule will rarely produce clarity...sometimes you simply have to accept that life has become so complex that you are no longer able to do the most important things that must be done...significant reductions must take place...
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