Friendship and Time Management

This is a much needed to be discussed topic. I think particularly for those in the helping profession. People involved with the mentally Ill, those working with pregnancy, abuse... all who in one way or another work with healing and restoration, are known for high statistics of burnout.

Let me tell you how I approach writing this blog. Oftentimes, I might have a question or problem in my own life, and I hope, in the process of writing about the problem, to come up with solutions.

And so, myself, I am a well meaning person. My goal is to make as many people happy as I can. I want everyone to feel as happy and fulfilled in their life as possible. And this comes from my heart.

So there you have it.

There is a very very high demand for people who want to help. And so, I end up with people in my immediate surrounding who need some tenderness and understanding, then too, my little bit of family (my dad and my boyfriend) need reassurance, and now, it seems I have taken on a significant amount of friends and followers online. How am I supposed to make all of these people happy every day?

My first thought is, I need to draw my strength from God. I need to pray, "Lord, what should be my most important priority?". "Lord, what, out of all of the desires in my heart, means the most to You?" Burnout happens to me frequently. I might work on a challenging video, get excited about exercising, or devote a lot of time to another goal that drives me. And I may go for a few days on it, and afterwards sleep for a solid day or two. For a while now I've been complaining that I go and go, unaware that I am overdoing it.

And so, my only answer is: pray. Ask God to reveal to me, what, out of all the efforts I am making, is most important to Him? See if some of my efforts overlap, and in the process of accomplishing one goal, I can take care of something else as well. In this way, I can bring my goals together and accomplish much more. Once I am confident that what I am devoting time to is also what is in God's heart for me, much of the daily negativity will melt away, and we're all familiar with how energy-draining negativity is.

♬    Michael W. Smith: My Place In This World