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Sometimes we have so many
responsibilities in our lives, ranging from work obligations to caring for
children to running a household, that we feel we cannot possibly make it
all work. We may feel overwhelmed in the face of it all, ending each day
feeling hopelessly behind schedule. However, regardless of how frustrating
this can be, these are the parameters that make up our lives, and we owe it
to ourselves to find a way to make it work.
Like the president of a large
organization, we must first realize that we cannot do every job ourselves.
The first step to sanity is learning how to delegate some of the
responsibility to other people, whether that means paying someone to clean
our house or trading childcare duties with another parent. In addition, we
might find places where we can shift our expectations in ways that make our
lives easier. For example, expecting ourselves to create a healthy,
home-cooked meal every night after a full day of work, errands, or caring
for a child may be a bit excessive. We might allow ourselves to order food
once in a while without any guilt. Accepting the adjustments needed to make
our lives work is an essential ingredient to being at peace with our
situation.
At the end of the day, we must come to
terms with changing what we can and accepting what we cannot change.
Sometimes the laundry piles up, a sick child demands more of our attention
than usual, and we temporarily get behind with our schedule. When we trust
in our ability to get our life back on track when the time is right, we
gracefully let go of perfectionism and accept and embrace our life as it
is.
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