No Deadlines

I used to obsess about accomplishing things within a certain time frame. I would beat myself up if I could not do all of it. Silly girl, life does not have those types of rules, you might. You just have to let some things slide. There are musts, refilling an empty prescription, replacing toilet paper when you are on the last roll, they are have to. Paying bills, buying groceries, gotta be done. Cleaning the toilet has to be done, but if it gets overlooked, you still have a roof over your head and nobody dies of starvation.

Give yourself a break, don’t hold yourself up to some imaginary standard or expectation. You need to coast sometimes, that can be the fun part of the bike ride. Pedal hard, sweat it out, exhaust yourself, but then ride that hard work. Let the wind blow through your hair, gulp in the freshness, air out your armpits! White picket fences, don’t stay white, they are more work than they may be worth, ask Tom Sawyer. Things happen in time, when it’s time.

They also happen for a reason, in the moment, you may not see it. That is why hindsight is 20/20. The time went back an hour, but maybe just face the clocks away for awhile. Being ruled by time, internal clocks and otherwise is so overrated. You don’t really know what you want or need. Just like you don’t know what you are missing until it is gone. Enjoy the moment you are in or try to. It all changes the next day anyways. Don’t factor, the time factor!