Words

Words, they mean so much. But actions speak far louder.

Doesn't matter if you say something, it's what you do about it which counts.

Enough already!

Eventually enough has to be enough.

You can put up with some annoyances for a length of time, you can avoid change for a certain length of time, you can adhere to rules and restrictions which you don't really agree with - for a certain length of time.

Eventually though, eventually - one gets to the point where they have had enough.

It's not always when other people say - crickey haven't you had enough yet - it's far more personal

Rules

There is no shame in adapting or changing your belief system, by this, I mean if you always do things a certain way, who can say that a few improvements can't be made.

This is not only relevent in practical things, but is incredibly relevent in our thought processes and beliefs, ideas, passions and fears.

Things change, lifestyles change - and along the way WE must change and adapt as well

Change

We all have to deal with changes in life, we get older, move home, change jobs, lose our jobs, lose loved ones, we get sick, we get stuck...
How we adapt to change, how we react to change will determine how smoothly that transition occurs.

If we resist change, we moan, we grumble, we find no good.

If we embrace change, we find hope, we can look forward.

Drawers

What happens when you keep filling up a drawer - eventually it fills up and it overflows...

This results in some kind of chaos. Which needs to be sorted out.

In most homes, there is a drawer or a cupboard - where everything that doesn't have a home gets chucked in. Eventually that drawer fills up and you go to clear it out.
When you do so; you may find things that you have no idea WHY you kept; and some things that you still want to keep even though you haven't used it in over a year.
So the drawer doesn't really get cleared out... maybe a few things get binned.. but that drawer is always the home for 'everything else'.

The same thing occurs with our emotions; we keep them inside, keep our opinions and thoughts to ourselves - not always out of secrecy; but often because we just don't know how to address them... and sometimes we aren't even sure if they are problems.

So we push them aside. We don't deal with them - then eventually, we are full to the brim and slighest little thing can annoy us or upset us

If you are aware this is occuring, it is imperitive to speak out. To say what you need to say. Even if you don't have a solution; communicating - even in a diary, can help immensely to 'tidy up the drawer'.

Under pressure

As always, there are a million and one things to be done.
It's common to feel quite swamped by it all.
Not knowing where to start, being unable to prioritise - as everything is just as urgent.

When there is too much to do, the really important thing is to ensure that you make a start somewhere.
Give 100% of your thoughts to completing that single task - and then move on to the next task.
Otherwise, there is a liklihood of becoming stressed, anxious, doing a sub-standard job etc..

Do your best, but do not put your health at risk.
It is just as important to be practical about your need to take a break, to rest, to laugh, to exercise...
So, do ensure that even when there is so much to do that you really can't afford to take a break... remember that if you don't, eventually your body will retaliate... maybe you'll oversleep, maybe you'll get a headache, or maybe you'll catch a cold...

And also bear in mind, that if you are feeling good - you will do a far better job than if you are feeling under pressure...

Peace

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Buddha