It's May Already

The past few months were long, hard months. Lots of work, not enough time, and unfortunately, not enough sleep. But, God is good and I got through them. I'm facing a few more months of lots of work and high stress. Something that I think I'm just going to have to learn is how to deal with "lots of work" and stress and not let it keep my entire life on hold. Ideally, I'd be super organized, highly efficient, and able to get everything and anything done with very little stress. But, realistically speaking, I know that's not the way I work. I like flexibility, spontaneity, and unless I have a really pressing deadline (think on the scale of a few hours here), I will probably always "have" time to listen to people and talk to them about how things are going in their lives. I like that. I want people to know that my door is always open (figuratively speaking) and that if they're having a rough day they can just come and vent. I don't think I ever really want that to change. So, will my schedule ever become less packed? I used to tell myself, just get through this semester and then things will be easier. Needless to say, each month that goes by seems to be busier than the last and once I started running, I never really stopped. Work, however, isn't a bad thing. It's a good thing that God gave to us. I'm not sure I'll ever slow down if I can help it, but I think it might be a good idea to learn how to breathe. And soon at that.