While You Were Gone

So it’s highly likely you’ve noticed my absence of late.

Despite my best-laid plans—and handwritten content calendar—Unfinished Business came to a screeching halt last month when life got a bit busy. I work at a university, and we’re in the home stretch of the semester, on that final, frantic march toward graduation. It’s a busy time, even for those like me who don’t teach. In addition, I took on a freelance project and it’s my month to teach kindergarten Sunday School at my church.

So many things, happening all at once!

A lot of my life is like that these days.

Work is busy.

Life is busy.

As an Achiever (StrengthsFinders), I seem to continually create lists: laundry to do, groceries to buy, how long to work on my freelance project, rehearsals, and what I’m making for dinner.

I’m tired.

And I’m tired of being tired.

So for the next little while at the very least, I’ll be adding something else to my list: a commitment to take time each week to decompress and do something I enjoy. To recharge. To take care of myself.

To quote Frederick Buechner:

“Mind your own business” means butt out of other people’s lives because in the long run they must live their lives for themselves, but it also means pay mind to your own life, your own health and wholeness, both for your own sake and ultimately for the sake of those you love too. Take care of yourself so you can take care of them. A bleeding heart is of no help to anybody if it bleeds to death.

And hopefully, I’m back!