Toby is currently away and I found myself another opportunity to improve on my juggling skills! We do not have a live in helper, as most people in Singapore do, so trying to keep one or two additional balls in the air has been interesting...
From being a mummy, dog walker, cat litter cleaner (the cat demands that her litter be cleared before she uses it) house cleaner, chef, 'fitness practitioner', counselor, life coach, to a writer all rolled in one requires careful planning of my time and energy management. I would love for everything to run like clockwork, unfortunately with a 2 coming to 3 year old in tow, that does not often happen! But somehow I have managed to accomplish things on my to-do list, which is very satisfying.
I thought about how I used to spend my time say about 10 years ago, with much less responsibilities work and family wise, and I realised that there was so much time wasting! Time was spent thinking about doing a task, instead of doing them. Energy was spent feeling overwhelmed. No wonder not much could be accomplished!
I would say that one of the most precious things I have learned through the past 10 years is really proper time and energy management. When we spend too much time thinking about the task we would like to accomplish, inertia sets in and we somehow give in to the negative streams of consciousness as to why we should be delaying the tasks at hand! This is similar to how a person resolves to exercise but is always finding excuses why not to do it! I think Nike got it right with its slogan 'Just do it'.
There's so much to be accomplished daily to live a more fulfilling life then just thinking about living a fulfilling life! So start with two balls in the air, and then keep adding them on and be the best juggler you can be! :-)