post by Katie m. Berggren There are times when we feel like we are running around like chickens with our heads cut off, barely certain of what the next moment will bring. Responding to this and that… I sometimes get onto this track ~ and for me it is not so much that I busy myself with things ~ I pride myself on not “busy”ing myself except with things that I think really matter. This becomes a very important balancing act of pros & cons. For me, as I respond to this and that, I begin to feel as though I am not in charge of my own time. Orders come in and I gratefully pack them; supplies run out and I order more; supplies come in and I strive to shelve them (within a decent amount of time); tummies get hungry and I work to fill them; messages and emails come in and I take time to respond to them... These are all very important activities; however, when they pile upon each other for an extended amount of time, I begin to feel more “reactive” than “proactive”. One of my intentions this year is to focus on being more proactive: happening to my day, my life – versus letting life happen to me, versus letting the days disappear with me wondering where the time went. Not feeling “in charge” of my time, activities, and moods leads to bouts of resentment for the activity I am doing in a given moment ~ a lack of say. I recently gave a shot ...
