Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance
A tired man walks into his room and slams the door while face palming himself and asking:
"How did my cups get overfilled? Why are they not balancing out?"
The tired man finally realizes that he spread himself too thin and sometimes when you give people an inch, they take a mile.
Let's Sort the Cups
I have realized that I have said a lot of yesses but I have not exactly followed up with all of them. Opportunities are coming my way like a hailstorm (too much, too quickly) and although I am thankful for that, my cups tell a different story. They are my feedback system like a priority list. It tells me where I need to spend more time and energy on. I answer to time. I respect it. Sometimes, other people don’t understand time constraints. I have a different list sitting on my desk than theirs and that is okay. Although I am thankful for the multitude of opportunities people have laid out in front of me, I have to decline. I can't let one cup get overfilled while the rest are empty, they need to be balanced out just like my priorities.
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Reflection 1: Accept that time constraints exist and act according to priorities. Say NO when needed.
It was a SLIP-UP
Do you ever feel that child-like excitement of starting something new and making solid progress? Then you have a slip-up where you announce it too soon and BAM now you are being interrogated.
Interrogator: "So when will you be posting about that project? (⓿_⓿)
Me: Well to keep things simple, if it is up there, then it is done ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Interrogator (10 mins later): sO wHen WiLl yOu pOsT?
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Me: ….
To simply put it, I have learned to stop, breathe and then consider things more logically about the progress that is being made. Time and patience are two critical ingredients needed here. I don’t want to unnecessarily create expectations by giving out premature announcements about what I am doing. Things can change unexpectedly, and I would like to adapt with them accordingly. Sadly, sometimes people don't understand changes.
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Reflection 2: Don’t say YES too soon. Don’t give out premature announcements.
Where’s the FUN?
I forgot how fun it used to be to immerse myself in activities for the sake of pure joy and excitement instead of the persistent expectations of others which drives toxic competition. I have learned to steer away from that. After all, my expectations for myself are more than enough. The final lesson I learned is to extract joy once again from being here. I am very thankful for the lessons I have learned this week and the new people I have interacted with recently. Don't be a stranger.
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Reflection 3: Rekindle with the fun side of why you do what you do and stick to it.
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Don't let anyone push you around or interrogate you. Just do a post when you are good and ready. Only you can decide that.
What you can do now is turn on some good music and dim the light and dance around. Fix yourself your favorite drink and have some fun. Smile and think about tomorrow a little later. It probably will come but no use rushing it. So many are busy developing projects and communities. All we have to do is sit back and enjoy the !PIZZA.
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Mineopoly I couldn't agree more! Truthfully, no one can really force another person except come close to influencing them. Great to see you around here by the way.
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Excellent post and reflections. Every one of them is on point.
This one caught my eye in particular. I had to learn that and sometimes it's still a challenge. I also thought of the yes-yes-no technique. 😉
Recently someone told me that the whole yes but no and no no yes are apparently Canadian things. I realized that I used the first one more often but I am not sure if this habit got adopted here or prior to that.
I looked into it a bit more and there is a whole meme around it 😂. Still not too sure about its origins but I am wondering if you have heard anyone respond like that LOL
"Yes but no" is something I've heard. the "no no yes", well, that would be those who are unable to say no and stick to it. I'm not sure if they are Canadian things. I never even thought of it that way. It could be. There's a meme around it? That's too funny. I want to see the meme now, curious 🤣🤣🤣. I have heard people respond like that, yes, many times. 🤣🤣🤣
There are several other silly ones out there 😂.
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It might be flat, it might round, or it might be something else altogether. Who can confirm any of it? No one .
This was a FABULOUS reminder for all of us!!!!
I was nodding my head with each one because oh my gosh.. hahahahaha yes yes yes.
I've learned to say no - and NOT feel a bit guilty when I do - but that took SO MANY YEARS! HAHAHAHA
and one of the key signs that I know i'm not doing well - is I've lost my fun!
and that one about not announcing! THIS WILL SAVE SO MANY HEADACHES! HAHAHAHAHA you nailed this one!!!! AWESOME post!! I hope people get a lot out of this!! thank you for joining in!!!!!!!! :)
I will drop them all in on Tuesday - Curators will read on Wednesday and Thursday I'll announce winners!!! :)
I won't give an upvote YET... i'll wait for the winners to be announced and circle back hehehehehe :)
thank you!!!!!!!
Absolutely! Sometimes we want to do it all but being realistic is very important too 😂😂. Once in a while we need time to recharge our wheels or else they go rusty.
I am very glad this collaboration between dreemport and thoughtfuldaily post occurred!
Really appreciate you stopping by 🤗
Lets start this week right!
hehehehee I'm glad too!!!! it was a great combination for DreemPort and Wes - I think! :)
and I have my eye on Ladies of Hive for the future too!!! hehehehe
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I basically believe no one can actually push anyone around because you make the final decision.
When someone pushes you around that means you've given the person permission to do so.
Make your own decisions, let your choices be yours based on what works for you.
All said we still need people and its up to us to chose those people.
Couldn't agree more. The boundary was broken because the person allowed it to break in the first place.
Your entire comment has been very insightful Sofs-Su! Thank you so much for stopping by. The key word there is choice and playing a passive role with letting anyone walk in through the door any time is definitely not the way to go hahahaha. Its best to choose it.
These are all valuable lessons that everyone should take cognisance of in life. I really enjoyed this post @moon-city. Once all is said and done, finding joy is what makes our lives worth living, and we can only find the space to find joy if we manage the other lessons contained here. Nicely done! I came to your post via @dreemport :-)
Thank you so much for stopping by Sam!
I couldn't agree more even if I tried to! It beats the dullness and adds a pop of color to life. Otherwise it will all just feel like one big blank canvas.
I will be checking dreemport a lot more often now! I have recently found out about it.
Hope you are having a great Tuesday so far.
Thanks for putting DreemPort on your list of things to check! That means a lot!!!! 😍
Touching and thought-provoking! These three reflections are a perfect guide on how to live. I'm learning to say NO when I need to and not be quick to say YES!
Beautifully written! 🙂 Found my way here via @dreemport.
Thank you so much for stopping by Kemmy!
This is one of the things I am still learning to adopt as well! We got this 😎
Hope your Thursday is going well (✿◕‿◕✿)
hi @moon-city. i just wanted to see if you are still active on hive. i restarted the guess the shadow contest a while back but something is missing- your input. you are most welcome anytime you are up to it