In my mail bag this am was an article about things you should master before your 40. I agreed with them ...enjoy sex, be able to spot an opportunity, how to end a relationship without destruction etc, but they left out the most important to me and I can see why. My mantra is that only 20% of the chronological adults move beyond adolescence. It takes a real adult to manage your time and that is a key to enjoying the process of life. If not, you are always catching up, making do, and letting go of some important tasks.
To manage time, you have to carefully review and then check it several times to know what is on your plate. It is a continuous review of your have to/must/should do, want to do sometime and the would be nice/fun to do list. For most us, the loudest voice is the it would be nice to do or someone calls and says they are going to do something and would like you to do it with them. ...spend the day relaxing with friends, go out for "just one drink", idling go through papers, clothes, mail etc.. as if you had all the time in the world.
\That works if you are caught up. Many of us keep piling up the life folders until we are told take care of business by a boss or external voice or the piles fall over and we are buried. Then we are usually embarrassed and make excuses about our piles.
There is also time and opportunity to be considered in your time management. If you need to get somethings accomplished such as you need to purchase new underwear, you can't do it the hour before you travel if you order it from North Carolina.
If you need to make financial arrangements or in my case change your will, you have to be there when the other person can meet.
For years I have pushed my envelop about what I can get done in a day and I often try to do too much at one setting so I need some tuning but it is getting better and I will be travelling this time, having checked off more things than those that I put on the "oh well...should have done it but it will have to wait" list. How knows, I might be approaching adulthood.
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You write very well Bonny and I've just checked in for the 1st time and read a few posts. I will keep track of you on your journey. I see you wrote about a new love. Can you share about it? I'm glad for you. Closing a door opens another that is for sure. You're living a great life and I'm glad to have met you through Surfer and Georgette. Later. Have a great flight.
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