{"id":3358,"date":"2011-01-21T10:36:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2011-01-21T10:36:26","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T14:36:26","slug":"om-hard-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/om-hard-time\/","title":{"rendered":"OM :: The Hard Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>“Look at the time!”
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\nI know this is universal, this passage of time, seemingly too quickly, but it’s been a particular struggle for me these past two weeks.
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\nBetween all the snow, the many days off from school, the upheaval of two major rooms in our home and my husband’s changing schedule for the new year, I think I’ve been able to actually work (at the very most), a couple hours a day. That does not get IT done.
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\nComplaining about it doesn’t get it done either. But realizing that I have lost control of my time is a step towards sanity. I need to let go of the self-made anxiety created by my impatient brain. Is anyone going hungry? No. Has anyone missed an appointment\/school\/class amidst the chaos? No. Is anyone judging me for all the things I’m not accomplishing? No (just you and you should really stop that.)
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\nI can’t stop the snow falling.
\nI can’t do everything I want\/need to do.
\nI can’t stop time.
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\nWhat I can do, is give myself, and everyone else within earshot, a break. It’s enough grumpiness and heavy sighs. I need to make the steps to manage the time I have AND take more time<\/em><\/strong> to appreciate what’s right in front of me.
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\n\"om<\/a>OM is *one moment* and is a meetup designed to notice & relish a moment in everyday life. The meetup idea was created by Linda at her blog, a la mode stuff<\/a>.
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\nIf you’d like to participate in OM, just click the button and you’ll be taken to Linda’s post explaining it all.
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