This year has felt like a poorly-timed marathon. I’ve been sprinting from one thing to the next, not pausing or pacing myself so my “energy” lasts longer. Instead of a nice slow run, I’ve been barreling through life at breakneck speed, just asking for a rock to present itself in my path as a tripping hazard.
The spring season always feels busy. Every year I feel busy and think it will get better next year, because I won’t have such and such, or be committed to blank. But I’m starting to think that isn’t the case. I think life moves on, whether or not I am ready for it, and I will have lots of things on plate, more as I get older.
The point is, I’m busy. And I know that’s been a topic here multiple times before, but it’s an on-going thing in my life. It’s interesting, though, because usually during the day I feel fine and I’m not stressed about anything. Then nightfall comes around and the second I’m laying in bed trying to sleep, my brain starts hollering about the random things I forgot to do or upcoming things I “should be” worried about. Well, it’s either that or some really random song stuck in my head with three lines on repeat, with my internal metronome perpetually stuck twenty levels lower than it should be.
Does anyone have life figured out? Do you know how to balance all the things, keep stress from pervading nighttime thoughts, manage the calendar? If you have, I would love to hear how!
Jokes aside, one thing I love about church life is the ability to discuss and share our experiences with others and build them up, encourage each other in areas of weakness and learn from others’ strengths. No one is perfect. I don’t think anyone has it all figured out. My life might feel like this crazy hectic sprint for a long while yet, but I have people around me who can bear the burden with me. Not everything that happens has to stay with me, so I can deal with it on my own.
We have a wonderful body in Christ, and it’s such a blessing to have!
