Jill reminds us of the big modern problem of "having too many things
to do and too little time to do it". In our ideal world we dream of
one day "getting on top of things" to the point where there is time
for everything. Many of us spend large periods of our life struggling
to "get on top" of all that we want to do, with insufficient time for
really savouring life, or for nourishing, restoring and repairing
ourselves.

I wanted to offer a workshop on time management but suspected that
those who need it would not have time to come!

Instead we did a "Burnout" workshop today, because usually it is at
the "burnout point, or close to it, where we start to be really open
to examining closely where and how we invest our time and energy.

The other time we become open to change is when those who are
constantly getting left out of our whirlwind life (often including
OUR SELF!) start to leave it. "My partner suddenly left me without warning" can
of course happen, but what can also happen is that a partner or friend gets fed
up with waiting for the moment when we are "on top of things" sufficiently to
find "quality time" or "real communication" time to spend with them.

Deciding to leave our SELF(through destructive addictions, accident-
prone recklessness, self-neglect or even suicide)can be especially
traumatic!

Here is a humorous (well it always gives me a laugh) poem/art page about time
frustration, which I composed soem years ago...
www.stress-counselling.co.uk/sunflower/STRESS/impatience.htm


Some simple tips and a reading list on time management can be found
here:
www.stress-counselling.co.uk/sunflower/VISIONS/TIME.HTM
(be sure to keep the capital letters in the webpage address where
indicated - or easier still, just drag over with your mouse, copy and
paste into your the address window at top of your browser page).


One of the key reasons we cannot shed some of our time-sapping load is the
phenomenon I call DRIVEN-NESS i.e. "I should.."s, "I must.."s, "I ought.."s and
"I need.."s - perceived needs and compulsions that dictate how we spend our time
and energy. At the other extreme is the problem of "scattering our energy":
www.lovehealth.org/tools/containment.htm


Good luck! - Time and task pressure are two of our toughest tyrants
to confront!

Mike