Hello everyone! My name is Jen and this is my first blog ever, so bear with me! :-)
There are two things I'd like to reflect on for this week's blog: relaxation, and this past week.
First things, first. Relaxation...what does that mean to me? Well, as far as this past week goes, relaxation was watching the NFL playoff game Saturday night from the comfort of my own home. This was literally the only time I had a chance to sit down, relax, and not think about anything besides what was going on during the game. You see, most of the time when I watch football, I tend to zone out - my husband could attest to this as we've held conversations during football games and sometimes I completely stop mid-sentence and then completely forget what we just talked about, LOL. When football season ends, I'm definitely going to have to find a new outlet! :-)
The second thing that I'd like to reflect on is this past week. As I sit here, only one word could possibly describe this past week for me and that is hectic! <Which by the way is quite humorous because hectic is the opposite of relaxing!> Anyways, although my life seems to be pretty crazy right now, this past week felt the worst. I sometimes sit back and think to myself, how do women juggle all these responsibilities on a daily basis?? It can be physically and mentally draining to be a wife, mother, full-time employee, and student. I seriously amaze myself sometimes when I'm able to pull it off, but this past week I feel like I have failed in one (maybe two or three) of these categories. I'm not feeling well on top of it all, so I know this doesn't not make things any easier on me. At the end of the day, I realize I can only do so much. I have to prioritize things, of course keeping the important things first. If I cannot complete everything in one day, I have to leave it as that and not feel guilty about it. I cannot continue to beat myself up about it because it will only make me feel worse. Besides, sitting here dwelling on things I cannot fix will not help me get through my day, at least not successfully.
Until next week ~Jen
Jen-
ReplyDeleteI have never had a blog either so we are in this together! It is very hard to relax somedays when life can be so truly hectic! In the world today we are pulled from so many directions in the craziness of our own schedules, but that seems to just simply prove how truly important it is to relax and not let life fly by too fast.
I really like you page and look forward to learning from you.
Audra
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you have a way to escape the hectic events that can take place in day to day life. I see you have a desire to relax and take it day by day. you will get there, it does take effort to train your mind. How are you enjoying the readings for this class so far? This class is right on time for me. I am glad I am learning how to unify my mind, body, and spirit. Hope you have a great week!!
Angela Fagan