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keeping your lamp trimmed and burning

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laurencer
Oct 28 2005
04:39 pm

One thing I’m realizing as [i:7360b3d5d5]really[/i:7360b3d5d5] important (as I’ve realized many times before) is appropriate time for rest. I know it sounds obvious—and it is—but I find it so difficult to set aside time where I allow myself to be still and enjoy the relationships I share with those around me. Instead, I work myself into a frenzy and find myself becoming more and more cynical. Which, of course, isn’t entirely helpful. A healthy rhythm is necessary.

Part of the rhythm has to be living in the present. I find myself spending so much time in the future that I spin my wheels trying to accomplish the tasks in front of me. Grand visions are great, but they’re useless if you can’t figure out what you need to do during the day toward the vision.