One of my spiritual teachers, Dr. Dana Dennard, used to always say, "Everyone has the same 24 hours, what are you doing with yours?" Well, I haven't quite mastered utilizing my time at an optimal level. I marvel at some folks who seem to be experts on how to make every minute purposeful and who can stretch out a day that for me, seems to just fly by. I also reflect on my resilient ancestors, who weren't given a choice as to how they could spend their hours. In the midst of great suffering, they were able to toil tirelessly; and the fruits of their labor didn't give them freedom, or even opportunity. As a mother, trying to juggle all the responsibilities of life and achieve my life goals, I look to them as inspiration to keep me going. I want to honor them, myself, and my children by appreciating the time that I have and using it wisely.With the personal freedom to make the most of my time and be a visionary leader in life, I know that managing my time is key to my success.
There are a few personal challenges that I must overcome. First, I have never been an orderly and organized person. Second, I have never been one for strict routines. Three, I have a love affair with sleep. I have always been one to get a nap, or two in throughout the day. Everyone who knows me, knows how I like to sleep. But, that has actually changed since I've become a mother. I want to be able to be with my kids during the day and then stay up working when they go to sleep at night. But, by the time I get everything done and put the babies to bed, I am tired and just want to go to sleep too. Especially, because I know that I don't get much sleep anyway, with my breast-feeding son.
Although I want to be more on a schedule with my babies, I am trying to figure out how to get time in for myself, mostly. During the day creates the most challenge with juggling the activities of both babies. I need to spend more time writing, building my business, my personal and spiritual discipline, and maintaining myself healthwise. I wake up wanting to get so many things accomplished but, by the time I complete my motherly duties and deal with all the unexpected happenings of the day, the time has flown by!
This is something that I think about all the time. The next step is to work with my life and empowerment coach, Oronde Yero (http://www.ascensiontime.com/), on developing a "Day A and Day B." This is a great organization tool, coined by him, and I am very excited about it. I have already mapped out my life goals and the habits I need to develop to make sure I am creating a life that supports and nurtures those goals. The key is to find the balance between motherhood, work, spiritual discipline, and personal care. My schedule has to allow time to address all of these areas, keep them balanced and interconnected, and I have to be disciplined in my implementation. Day A will be my main schedule and Day B will be the schedule I employ if something unexpected arises which, with 2 kids, is inevitable.
I am excited to develop my day and to see how it helps me to become more conscious and purposeful with my time. I hope to also build enough energy and maintain my own health better. That way, I can decrease the number of hours I need to sleep. I already have this urge to stay awake but, my body says otherwise, most times.
So just as my spiritual teacher asks of his students, I will pose the question to you. "Everyone has the same 24 hours, what are you doing with yours?" If you don't think that you are maximizing your time to reach your life goals or to achieve personal fulfillment, how can you organize your life to support these matters? If you have any suggestions you'd like to share, I'd love to hear from you. Either way, I think this is an important point of reflection for everyone, as we all work to create our very best lives.
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