Feb 23 2009
An abundance of enthusiasm
What do you do with your worries, problems, fears . . . and an abundance of enthusiasm?
For the past two nights I have not been able to sleep because of worries, problems and fears crammed into my thoughts that don’t want to shut down, holding on to every little detail of every concern and project that I have going on that I am way too excited about. My poor brain is on overload!
Sleep problems run in cycles for me and I know the major problem is the lack of a routine and way too much enthusiasm . . . have I mentioned that I’ve always been a workaholic?
As time goes on I am learning to let things go that are out of my control, pray about it and release it, like putting it in a little box that sits high up on a shelf in my closet that I can’t see. However, if I have control over the thing . . . I will make myself crazy over it.
The other day I wrote an article on the race of life and how we need to slow down and enjoy life. However, it occurs to me that a person with workaholic tendencies can’t slow down because they are enjoying what they do a little too much . . . at least I do.
Still . . . I’m grateful for way too much enthusiasm . . . the alternative is giving up in a time that I can’t find a real job.
How do you find balance in your life? What works for you?
I find balance by limiting how much of this and that I do. I work, I knit, I crochet, I blog, I have household junk that has to be done; much like all of us lots of things to do and never enough time to do them all.
Sometimes I play number games with myself, I’ll visit 10 blogs read and post (and now that I’m in EC drop as well), then knit 2 rows, then make the bed, that type of thing. Or sometimes I do things in half hour increments, that way I feel like I get lots done. Sometimes I compute, straighten a room, knit, compute, move to the next room etc.
I do find I think about stuff while in bed, but I actually tell myself to stop, to relax. I also think a nice glass of wine or two helps!
Good luck on all fronts.
Sandy
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I start with the basics. I learned about HALT in AA. I don’t get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired and go from there. I have workaholic tendencies nd sometimes I like by the clock, or tasks as Sandy mentioned.
Roxie
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Hi Gina! I’m so sorry that I haven’t been back in a few days. I had some personal things to take care of. I am back though.
I also have workaholic tendencies too. I have to try and find a way to balance the things that I have to do. I tend to get stressed out when I can’t get something done. I try to give myself a certain time limit to get things done, but I can’t always stick to it. LOL!
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I’m never quite sure where to look for balance, aside from “somewhere else”. I’ve tried a few things, mostly writing, beading and drawing (though I’m such a perfectionist that the drawing backfires as often as not) but I’m still trying to figure out what works.