Wanting to Be Something Else
by Lisa Donovan
I am having a bit of a weird thing. I want to ride bikes with my kids. I want to be in graduate school, now, not a year from now. I want to be fit again. I want to read as much as I used to. I want to eat better. I want to have more time. more time. more time. Where has all my time gone???
I have never found myself in a situation where I really, truly, can’t change or go with an urge - I simply don’t have time to think about it beyond, well, just THINKING about it. How frustrating.
What do you do when you just can’t fit anymore in?? Do you take something out to make room? I can’t imagine what I could take out. We have no tv. We use our computers only for work. There isn’t much wasted time, is my point. I guess I just start cramming it in and maybe the laws of physics and time and space will change and I will be able to fulfill my urges to be a better version of me.
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August 24th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
We\’re somewhat in the same boat and our strategy is just to get through it and to not force anything. If it\’s too much trouble to do the thing we really want to do, then quit worry about it — as opposed to making it happen regardless of how insane it will make you and your family.
I think it\’s all about balance. Even though we feel like we\’re supposed to be accomplishing all kinds of things in our life, ultimately, we can only do so much. The other thing we do is prioritize. For example, if our children come before our dreams of writing a book, going back to school, etc… then the choice is obvious. Especially since we\\\’re now here for them too, not just ourselves.
My wife and I look forward to the day when our children are older and we can resume many of the things we did before (both alone and together). But until then, we\’re just keeping our heads down (focused) and moving forward. It sucks, but that\’s life, and we still have plenty of things to be thankful for, like our children and our marriage.