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Are you moving too quickly through your life? Are you doing so much that you are forgetting to learn about the things that are important to you? If so, this may be the time to invest in concentrated learning. This means that you intentionally find a way to learn something new each day. This something new can be about the best forex indicator, or how to consciously live a more relaxed life.

Simply ask! Asking questions is the primary way to learn something new everyday. Kids do it, why shouldn’t you? Do not let pride get in the way of learning, do not be embarrassed to ask a question when you do not understand something.

Reading is a great way to learn something new. You now have access to more information than ever before. You no longer have to go to the library, or buy a book to read and learn.

You have instant access to tons of reading sources online. Are you trying to learn about the top forex indicator, or how to ween your child off of the bottle? Whatever you need an answer to, the internet will give you plenty of learning sources.

Look for an answer for your question. Don’t understand how something works? Want to learn how to put together computer workstation furniture, search for your answer. No quest or question is too small!

Are you going through life too quick? Maybe it’s time to slow down. Slowing down and taking notice of your surroundings can help you discover new things. Things that you were too busy to notice before. Try going for a relaxing walk. Taking a time out to appreciate the small things can help you learn plenty of new things.

Become an active listener. Whether you are listening to your partner, child or teacher. Listen intently, and ask questions on the points that seem unclear to you. Being and active listener will encourage you to become an active learner.

Learning something new about yourself may be a little more complex. No matter how many books or the number of online sources you have, the only place you will find the answer is within yourself. This means that you may have to turn to prayer, meditation or reflection for your answers. Remember, do not give up on your quest to learn. Aspire to learn at least one new thing a day, even if it means relatively slowing down your pace of life.

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Living in a clutter can be tiring. If you feel overwhelmed by your mess it may be the time to clear it out by organizing your life starting with your closet. If you have a hard time getting dressed each morning causing additional stress throughout the workweek, think about how it would feel to avoid this aggravation altogether.

It does not even matter what size closet you are dealing with. You can have a huge walk in closet or a tiny one; if it is messy it will cause some kind of stress to you throughout your day.

If you are not a person who likes to hang things up, try adding wall hooks to the interior of your closet. This can help you access your favorite pieces of clothing easily without the hassle of dealing with hangers. You are probably more likely to return a pair of jeans onto a wall hook as opposed to folding them or replacing them on a hanger.

If you are dealing with deep shelf space, you may find yourself trying to get organized to no avail. This is because deep shelves are hard to deal with because clothes just seem to get shuffled behind one another. Roll out drawers can be used as an alternative. You can store items one behind another without getting them hidden.

Forgetting where you put your items can be annoying when you are in a hurry and need to find a particular something. Clear storage bins can make it easier to find what you need and when you need it. Consider placing your leather watch along with your other must have accessories in one bin.

Separate your casual trinkets from your more formal ones. This way you can search according to your outfit on a particular day. Separate your casual accessories such as your black sport watch for easy access on your way out to the gym.

A kid closet may be even tougher to organize with all of the toys in addition to the clothing that needs to be organized. A smart way to get all of this organized in a small space are storage cubes. You can easily store toys, school materials and shoes in these cubes, giving you a clean and neat feel.

If you have a lot of unorganized shoes you need to store, try investing in a shoe organizer. Once you have organized your shoes you will be able to find the right shoe for the outfit when you need it. This means when you need a brown boot, you will be able to find it without rummaging through all of your shoes.

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If you feel that your work life balance is teetering on the edge; isn’t it time to make changes before the problems overwhelm you? Whether or not you own your own business, life is often overwhelmingly rich. I wish you joy in the dance as you move with order and disorder, discipline and insight, gracefully maintaining work life balance.

If you feel that your work life balance is teetering on the edge; isn’t it time to make changes before the problems overwhelm you?

Here are my secrets for dealing with overwhelm.

1. Everything is perfect, and there is room for improvement and regaining work life balance. It takes time and energy to resist reality. The foundation managing overwhelm is to accept what is and take it from there.

2. Putter. Puttering orients you in time and space of your life while making mental room for you to notice what really wants to be top priority.
Tip: Set a time limit on puttering if you are worried that you will lose the entire working day to it.

3. Take the attitude that you will, of course, do what is most important, even if you do not yet know what it is or how you will do it. Be curious about what you don’t know how to do rather than worrying about it.

4. Clean house. When your insides are churning with anxiety over multiple commitments, create order outside.
Tip: This seems to work best if you clean with a light heart, though I have worked through some pretty gnarly problems while fiercely scrubbing the kitchen floor!

5. Use every means available. Make plans and act spontaneously. Make lists and do what needs to be done whether or not it is on the list. Managing overwhelm means mingling both direct and indirect ways of moving forward.

6. Be real. However linear or spontaneous, ground your choices in your real life and work experience. It doesn’t make sense to simply ignore a deadline or to pretend that a complex piece of work can be done in 10 minutes.

7. Revise your commitments. Promises are not made to be broken, but some are made to be revised. Act promptly to revise commitments that you cannot or will not keep.

8. First things first. Take time for exercise, prayer, meditation, and simply “defragging” no matter how busy you are. Doing these things first each day enlivens you and gives you the resilience and resourcefulness to do your best.

9. Breathe. First, last, and always, let a rising bubble of anxiety be your reminder to breathe.

Whether or not you own your own business, life is often overwhelmingly rich. I wish you joy in the dance as you move with order and disorder, discipline and insight, gracefully maintaining work life balance.

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We can’t do a lot about death. We can very much impact life – our own and others.

Do you ever ponder the meaning of life? Why are we here? Perhaps these questions surface when we receive news we’d rather not receive, the passing of an uncle, a beloved aunt, a friend’s spouse who died for the wrong reason.  I’m not sure I believe myself when I justify the news by saying this is the circle of life.

I don’t make a habit of reading the obituary columns in the newspaper but occasionally I read about strangers. Many have experienced a long and full life, contributed to society in a meaningful way, were visible within their community. I think how proud their family must be, I also imagine the hurt and grief they are experiencing. I read about the 42-year old father who has succumbed to cancer and leaves behind a wife and two children and I wonder how this is fair. My heart aches when I read about the young child tragically killed in an accident as my eyes fill with tears.

I’m no stranger to death. It scares me and I don’t deal well with it. I find death emotionally overwhelming.  It is hurt, compassion, sadness, pain, empathy, love all rolled together that hits like a tsunami.

I’ve lost high school friends to accidents, drugs, and disease.  I’ve seen first hand the impact on a family when their young daughter took her own life. Like so many others, I have said goodbye to relatives only after they have gone.

I don’t know why I’m so impacted by death. Its not that I think about it all the time.  Maybe I subconsciously fear the loss of a parent, a sibling, a family member. Perhaps I’m selfish, a coward who doesn’t want to die.

Young people seldom think of death, they are to busy living life as if they are invincible. Old people tend to prepare for death and accept the event as a natural and inevitable occurrence. Experience and reality have tempered their emotions. The grief and hurt is still there, so is the reflection on the positive aspects of the individual’s life.  For some, their biggest worry is if they will out live their friends, who will attend their funeral.

Maybe this aging process will help me to become less sensitive to the loss of not only those I love, but to those I have only read about in the newspaper. I am thankful my fear of death is more than offset by my passion for life. So it should be.

So where does this discussion of death take us? It could be to the end of a journey, or the beginning of a new one depending on your beliefs. If you were to have a tombstone, what would it read? Here we are back to the question, what is our mission, our purpose, our goal? One accolade might read, “Here lays an honest person who cared about the people around her, respected others and made a positive difference in the lives of everyone she encountered.”  If we envision how we want others to remember us, it might provide a valuable compass to aid us down the path of life.

In a perfect world, perhaps caring and understanding might extend well beyond our community and our country. Imagine a common bond based on a desire for truth, justice, peace, and mutual respect.

We can’t do a lot about death. We can very much impact life – our own and others.

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