Thinking, Thinking, Thinking
I am not sure if it is an introvert trait or just one I have but I seem to think all the time. I feel like my brain is in constant think mode. Let me give you an example of my thinking...
- Need to do laundry
- Must fold things in dryer
- Don't forget to spray stuff on the stains
- I need to get that school keepsake book
- Oh, pack up that backpack for school
- Is the baby crying
- I should check my email
- Ops, sort clothes first
- What's on the tv
- Fold cloths
- I would love to cut hair
- Check out barber sites
- I should start laundry
This whole conversation was about 3 minutes time while I was gathering up clothes to be sorted, spraying stain stuff on the clothes, picking up junk on the floor. Yes, I said junk. If it is in the middle of the floor not put away, I consider it junk. Aw, to have my own apartment again that was clean (except for the dishes, I hate dishes) all the time. ANY WHO...thinking, how do I make it stop? Sometimes it is going so fast I get really frustrated because I can't get everything done. I have tried making lists which help, but the thinking continues. I wonder if this is how God created us or if we do it to ourselves so we won't be still. When I really sit down and compress my thoughts, I come down to all we really have to do is worship God. He doesn't call us to be great, be the best at everything, work 80 hours a week, or even have a great or clean house. He just wants us to be faithful.
Is my thinking tied to my need to achieve something? I will need to think about it!
A major cause of my daily stress is the jobs to do around the house, most of which don't get done (due to having two pre-schoolers and a 3 mo. old). At the end of each day I feel like a failure because there's a huge pile of laundry to be ironed, or my dresser's stacked up with junk. I guess you're right-God didn;t intend for us to be overachievers, and it's downright impossible to do everything. God give us patience above all, to understand ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI hear you! I just started having my 2 older girls do chores. One helps vacuum the kitchen and the other picks up shoes that end up all over the house. My house, well the main level, is actually picked up tonight. I just close my eyes when I walk somewhere else :)
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