Is Your Head Spinning With the Merry-Go-Round of Life?
59Dizzy Yet?
Life Caught You Upside Down?
Why Do We Do Too Much?
Commitment. We think we must, evidently, because most of us stuff our day with stress, fast food, fast thought or no thought, and hardly a kind word amongst us.
When is the last time you just listened to your mind? Mine was last night. It was profound. I turned off the TV, because I was mad about something else, and just listened to the silence. The sound of silence is interesting. It caused me to hear my thinking. Now, that's not always pleasant, but it was nice to not be interrupted.
Here's one of my thoughts: "Count your interruptions tomorrow." Which is now today. If you find yourself stressed, I wonder if your interruptions could be a factor in some of the stress? We can't stop all of them, of course. The phone rings, people stop by your office, you serve customers' needs. I wonder what would happen if you let the voice mail get a few more calls, finish your task, then return the calls?
My husband and I work together, and we have a few bad habits. Mainly, HE does. Ahem. So, being the patient person I am, I normally don't mention them. The other day, when he interrupted me for the 200th time while I was working on a report for the Pentagon, I motioned for him to stop. He hates that.
I handed him a tablet and said, not looking at him as I continued to type, which is not easy, but, I'm a woman of many talents...
"Write it down, sweetie." The "sweetie" word has to be included when you do something like this to avoid WWIII. Let's leave that task to Bush, he's got the plan.
Lynn hates to write things down. However, I love for Lynn to write things down because then I don't have to stop, write it down, and do it later. I'm working on his conversion.
If you're stuck in the middle of "too much," read all about it. Simplify your life!
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Well, my next article might be how to talk without biting your tongue. LOL Men do tend not to think before they speak, but, gotta love 'em!
Thanks for reading and keep comin' back!~
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if you – BEFORE starting to work on that report for the Pentagon – would have communicated: “Do not disturb, please. I’m working on that report, which has to be finished today. I won’t take phone calls or answer my mail until I’m finished, so could you please write down any important messages or tasks? I’ll have a look at them as soon as the report is done”. It seems to me that if all parties involved know what and why it’s much easier to shut out interruptions.
Ananta65, you are entirely rightl...it is all about communication!! That saves us butts many a day....and come to think of it...I didn't forewarn the poor guy -- my bad. I hope we all think about the value of communication in our life as a tool to reduce stress.
When I worked in an office some years ago doing social work with adoptive famililes, two or three times a month, I'd run into heavy deadlines with reports...and I did have a sign I'd put on the door "leave a message, I'm under the desk with paperwork" and people did.
You're making me look bad....hahahaha BUT YOU ARE RIGHT!!! =)))) thanks for your input, Ananta65, and Now I have courage to ask you something...
is that your eye in your picture with your name???? it spooks me out....hahahaha the eyes have it!!
There was no intention to make you look bad, Marisue. In fact, I think you're a good person. So good, that you need to protect yourself at times, by putting out the sign: "DO NOT DISTURB" :) It's all about communication and trust me, I make my share of errors in that area too. We always know quite well how others 'should' do it, but quite often neglect to do it ourselves, don't we?
Yes, that's me. Twice actually. It's my eye and it's me in the eye :) I will be designing a new profile picture, as soon as I have enough time to spend 'struggling' with Photoshop :)
awww, thank you Ananta65, and I like your eye anyway, I was just giving you a hard time...LOL I do tend to get a bit preachy sometimes, even with my hubby. shhh don't tell himI admitted that. I've just about got him convinced I'm always right ( HA! ) He's a writer's widow at times, but I write as he sits next to me in his easy chair and watchs TV. We talk between typing and politics. It's a wonder I write anything that makes sense at all !!
always glad to read your remarks and hubs, =)) You've always got my permission to set me straight! =)
I won't tell, rest assured :) I don't know if I should let you in on this, but that's what we men do. We'll let you believe that we're convinced in order to be able to leave the subject and move on. "Sure darling, you're right". It's a lot less tiring than having to start a debate ;)
Likewise, Marisue
Well, we're 0n to ya! You can tell us we're right, that's music to our ears... we're so easy. hahaha It's a wise man that opts for peace. I, too, love the gentle spirit and peaceful settlement to a dispute. I'm a pushover for softness.
I think I've read that somewhere around ;)
yes, and I repeat it often...to myself mainly, haha
Marisue I am afraid the jury is out on this one. I too get interupted a lot by my dearly beloved and I generally stop everything to find out what she is on about. Sometimes though I say " I am busy". she replies "I did not mean right now!" Yea right--and the fight is on. But our spats are like a highveld summer storm, pretty noisy, but soon it blows over and the sun is shining again. Sometimes we all need our own space and it is hard to say that to our partners without giving offense. But that is simply the way of life I guess. None the less if things get too much I leave the house and take timeout for myself for a while (hours not days). There now I've shared how I cope (or not) with a similar circumstance. But remember we never go to sleep withou kissing goodnight and saying "I love you" even though we may not "like" each other at that moment
Getting along is a daily challenge and those who stay together have found the formula for it. I hate conflict, but can hold my own in a fight, altho I must admit I give in quick, simply for the sake of peace and lack of energy. My husband and I stand together on principle, it's the application of them we fuss about at times.
I go for gentle and peace, he often goes for the juglar -- teasing. I'm not that nice and he's not that bad. I'm just rattling.
Looking at the bigger picture is important in couples, I've frequently said no one single event should out shadow the years of together. Not an easy road and those who say it is, just aren't tellin us everything. LOL
I think I'm a lot like you Marisue, I just don't want to go there anymore. It's way too tireing and who really cares! I love what you said in the above comment about looking at the bigger picture "no one single event should out shadow the years of together". Nicely said!
Hi Dottie1, I've been thinking we have a lot in common too. I hope you went to the link in the words Simplify your life...more "stuff" there.
I'm really trying to simplify my time, I've narrowed it down to visiting the kids, cleaning and cooking, working at my job, and writing, that's about it. I've done my share of community service and I'm not against it...just taking a break and concentrating on some personal and professional goals...mainly WRITING. LOL
thanks for reading Dottie1!!!
You couldn't be more write (pun intended!). I don't know where I picked it up at, or from whom, but thank God I did. I write EVERYTHING down, and as a result, I enjoy beautiful, blissful, peace-of-mind organization.
Hi Constant!! That's the secret I think to less stress about most things...writing it down takes it out of the mind. I've read it even helps with insomnia, and I find it does for me, at least some.
=)))
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level1diet says:
17 months ago
Write it down... oh, that's cruel. I'm like Lynn, I wouldn't write anything down. Imagine years later all those little notes coming back to bite me! But, I don't know how it could be worse, really than not writing them... women NEVER forget anything we men say or do. Stuff like this... "Remember back in '99 when we were sitting at dinner at the Indian Palace, and you said in front of the waiter that I should not smack my food?"
Then we think "my God how can she remember that stuff?" Men can remember some things in great detail, usually about our toys -- cars, PCs, stereos, etc. But we forget what we said ten minutes ago. Women can easily remember what was said decades ago.
And, the problem is, their memory is pretty close to being 100% accurate. And that usually means trouble for us!