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Falling Behind


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Our best intentions sometimes leave us tired, worn out, and struggling to make everything “happen”. We intend to do this or do that, we make promises and then…it happens. LIFE, life happens and some of the promises and commitments we make fall further and further down on our “to do” list. We only do the essential, enough to get by and still feel like we have done something. It might not happen often but when it does it frustrates us, discourages us, and downright puts us in a mood that isn't pleasant for anyone.

We live in a world of over commitment and little follow through. I (even on my best day) can attest to being very over committed to “stuff” and can sometimes do the minimum to “make it work”. If we are aware of this behavior, how is it we continue to fall prey to its vicious cycle? How do we get out of it? How to we stop over committing and therefore falling behind and still feel like we aren't lazy, worthless, or unimportant because our “to do” list has gotten shorter?

I don’t have the answer to any of the questions I just asked. I don’t have a quick fix or a 5 step plan. All I have are my never ending “to do” list, a desire to get things done, and (on average) 17 hours to get it all done…I do have to sleep you know.

What do you do when you feel you are falling behind on commitments and obligations?

Are you willing to let go of some of those things so you can give more energy to other things?
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