Resolve to slow your pace
I picked up a random book at a used book store ...
When There's Not Enough of Me to Go Around
Life Solutions to Perfectionism, People-Pleasing & Performance Pressures
by Ellen Elwell and Joan Stough
It's been a pretty good read (basic, but good).
They had a quote from Dobson that I liked and thought I'd share it.
I can provide a simple prescription for a happier, healthier life, but it must be implemented by the individual family. You must resolve to slow your pace; you must learn to say "no" gracefully; you must resist the temptation to chase after more pleasures, more hobbies, more social entanglements; you must "hold the line" with the tenacity of a tackle for a professional football team, blocking out the intruders and defending the home team. In essence, three questions should be asked about every new activity that presents itself:
Is it worthy of our time?
What will be eliminated if it is added?
What will be its impact on our family life?
My suspicion is that most of the items in our busy day would score rather poorly on this three-item test.
When There's Not Enough of Me to Go Around
Life Solutions to Perfectionism, People-Pleasing & Performance Pressures
by Ellen Elwell and Joan Stough
It's been a pretty good read (basic, but good).
They had a quote from Dobson that I liked and thought I'd share it.
I can provide a simple prescription for a happier, healthier life, but it must be implemented by the individual family. You must resolve to slow your pace; you must learn to say "no" gracefully; you must resist the temptation to chase after more pleasures, more hobbies, more social entanglements; you must "hold the line" with the tenacity of a tackle for a professional football team, blocking out the intruders and defending the home team. In essence, three questions should be asked about every new activity that presents itself:
Is it worthy of our time?
What will be eliminated if it is added?
What will be its impact on our family life?
My suspicion is that most of the items in our busy day would score rather poorly on this three-item test.
posted by Lisa Stucky at 7:40 AM
1 Comments:
That sounds like a good book. It is a challenge not to jump in and do all the activities available, especially fun things for the kids. After a busy summer, I would definitely like to slow our pace down a bit!
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