When Your To Do List Seems Bigger Than You!

“A task begun is half done.” ~ Horace

I’ve been reading and listening to a lot of opinions about President Bush’s controversial stem cell research veto. I’ve actually been seeking out opinions because different opinions fascinate me for some reason. Since this blog, nor its humble writer, have anything postive or helpful to add to the debate - we’ll zip our lips accordingly.

However, I heard a young man talking about the issue recently, amongst other things, and his anxieties kind of stuck with me.  He looked to be no older than 21, yet seemed to be carrying the weight of the world. Somewhere between vowing to move to Switzerland and falling in love with Hilary Clinton, he said that he was so overwhelmed with work, school, and life that he couldn’t even sit still for two minutes at a time. He also said that he was up to a whole pack of cigarettes a day. He rambled and rambled about having a million things to do, but didn’t know where to start.  Frankly, I’m not sure Switzerland or Mrs. Clinton, either one, are ready for him.

Anyway, I was reading his words and sensing the panic behind them.  You see that a lot these days, don’t you?  So many people are running around in circles, making themselves nuts in the process. 

I may not have all the answers in life - heck, I don’t even have a fourth of them!  But I do know the solution to this one.  What do you do when you have a million things to do?

You do one.

Then, you do the next one.

Then, you do the next one.

With three under your belt, you gain momentum and head off for the other 999,997 with a vengeance.

Basically, when we’re looking down the barrel of a monstrous to do list, we have two choices:  1.  Get stressed, or 2.  Get started!  We all tend to bite off so much….then worry about how we’ll chew it after it’s already in our mouths.  You can be certain of one thing:   Once the food’s in our mouth, it doesn’t matter how big the bite is, we have to start chewing…..then, we have to keep chewing until it’s gone!  

Btw, the cutie patootie at the top of the post is one of our cats, Svenn.  He actually wasn’t in a fit of distress - he was singing.  When he’s totally feeling his Cheerios - which is like, always - he sings.  During this particular performance, he laid down for part of the concert and my daughter Brittany snapped the pic just in time.

Groupie.

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