I am at a point in my life where I am engaged to a wonderful man, and between the two of us, we have 4 children. I have recently realized that I spend most of my waking hours trying to do everything for everyone, trying to be "Wonder Woman". This realization has me struggling with how to say "No" to the unnecessary things and to just focus on the really important stuff. I still want to do everything so everyone is happy, including me.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Saying "NO" and Feeling Guilty
I have to say, I accomplished a great feat for me this week. Amongst the chaos of having two kids with Strep throat and the second week in of a Statistics class, I said "no" to something. (and will admit, am feeling really guilty about it). BUT, for the past 7 years at work, I have been the representative within my department to coordinate holiday donations for our local Head Start program. Although, I truly feel that it is a great opportunity to help out other families in our area, it is a lot of work. I spend hours of collecting gifts, buying gifts from money donations, and then having to wrap everything. Whew...with everything else going on in my life, I have declined to participate this year, but did offer up the names of others who may be able to help out this year. Hopefully, someone else will be able to fill in this year. I am just hoping I don't feel guilty for too much longer.
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Good for you for saying no. Realizing your limitations of time, not desire, is an important thing and helps keep you valuable and less drained in the areas you are able to say yes too. It's a success to recognize that you're not able to do everything at this moment.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree..this is a hard lesson for me to learn, "being less drained"..Since I still feel a little guilty, I don't consider this a success just yet. but, today is a new day!
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