Overcommitment.
I know all about that word.
Just yesterday, I was walking into the “Be Still Mama” Bible study (15 minutes late, mind you) and was completely torn because I really needed to be in 3 places at one time. Oh, how I wish it were possible to clone ourselves on days like those.
We cannot DO IT ALL, y’all.
And most days, I try.
There is no try.
I fall short in so many ways because I’m stretched beyond my means. I have to say yes to saying NO.
But I’m an overcommitted, overstuffed, overextended mama that loves life and being involved.
And there I sat, walking into a “Be Still Mama” Bible Study feeling depleted and exhausted. Good thing it was a Bible study, because that’s exactly what I needed at the moment.
Eventually, it will catch up with you. I’ve been there.
Did you see that quote above?
The greatest destroyers of marriages and families – overcommitment and time pressures.
It comes down to this: do I care enough about my marriage and family to say NO?
I have to say NO.
Are you an overcommitting fool too? Just. Say. No.
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Yes, you have to care enough about your family and marriage to say no – But it’s also important to point out that you have to care about your SELF enough to say no.
I have just put in notice that I will no longer be available to do what I do at church. It went from being fun to being exhausting and stressful. I have four weeks until my last time… Then I don’t know what I’m going to do. But let me tell you Sunday – after I’d put my notice in – I felt so much better doing it. Like a giant weight was lifted. Amazing. 🙂
So, yes, we have to say No – It really does go back to saying “The Best Yes” – and sometimes that Yes is a no to something else.
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