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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, 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. Accepting this momentary state of affairs and trusting in our
ability to get back on track when the time is right, we gracefully accept our
life as it is, letting go of perfectionism and embracing life as it stands.
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