Life Transitions, Priorities, and Self Care
Life is full of stages and transitions, and sometimes we need to let ourselves exist largely in the current moment. Not all things are for all stages of life, or even for all people. Sometimes, no matter how much you would like to, you can't do everything. Priorities exist for a reason, and you have to make the associated judgment calls. The beauty of our ever changing lives however, allows certain priorities to shift with time. I'm currently in a bit of a transition period, and it's quite exciting in a lot of ways. But it's also intimidating, like there might be too much possibility. I am very much someone who has to pace myself. If I simultaneously go all in on everything, I burn out quickly, and for at least twice the time that I was "highly productive", thus largely counteracting that productivity. When I was single, or even married with no kids, I could afford that type of recovery a lot more easily. Now that I have multiple kids I can't...