This chapter deals with our imagination and making time for ourselves, to relax and gain that confidence in ourselves that we lose each and every day by tending to all the other things in our lives. I recently have changed my life in a couple of ways.
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I will spend 20 mins to a half hour a day doing:
I have always been facinated in woodworking and being able to create different things out of wood, whether it be a clock (which I recently made) or an ashtray, picture frames etc.
I worked on the clock for more than a year, just trying to find time to do it. So, within the past few months I set aside 30-45 mins, to be with me and this clock, doing what I thought was fun for me. It worked. I took a piece of cedar wood and turned it into a beautiful clock. I was amazed that I could do anything like that. I am alone and able to think about everything that goes on in my life while I work on these wood projects. For me, it clears my mind and I feel refreshed and able to get back to, for lack of better terms, the real world.
I was able to find the time by: scheduling 2 classes a semester instead of 4.
4 classes, work and a family was hard to juggle.
Now all of the thinking that goes on while I am working helps me decide how to handle a problem that I would like to solve. Spending time with my brother. My life is set around my family(wife and kids), school and work. I think by changing my habits or behaviors that I should be able to make time to visit my brother at least once a week, if not once every two weeks.
My solutions:
*Set a day of the week for school work
*Find a day that my brother and I can meet for lunch
*Make time on a weekend to visit my brother
*No more extra curricular activities, diving, rafting, etc.
*take a day off from work
*Take one class a semester
I think that finding that one day a week, every two weeks, or a month to eat lunch with my brother may be the best choice. It is time set aside that both of us can work on to achieve our needs of love, power, freedom and fun.
Chapter 7
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Well, I am not going to lie I haven't even read the chapter but after
posting last week I decided to take personal time and act to empower myself
to have w...
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4 comments:
Good luck! It is very important to make time for everyone in your life. Imdediate family is the most important of all to keep in touch with no matter what.
Woodworking, visiting with family,and making time for school sounds like a great balance of love, power,fun, and freedom. It takes a lot of hard work to accomplish all of these tasks and make them meaningful. But, by doing so should help you achieve ultimate happiness!
I think by separating yourself from some of those stresses and distractions you have learned how to place things into a great perspective.
The problems seem to be easier for you and you were able to realize some important trends. Most of all you have achieved that balance to a degree with what you want. Alex mentions it so I won't get into detail but I congratulate you nonetheless.
Best wishes with the pursuit. If I could work wood I would but I can hardly trip a tree branch-it is just not my thing. Stay safe!
Time management is an issue with us college students. I always find myself scrambling when papers and are due.
My favorite hobby besides reading is to craft or crochet. I just need to actually make the time.
Best of luck.
Jen
Oh heck. My Chair is gonna kill me. It sounds like a lot of you are finding a healthier balance between family, work, and school. This is exactly what I hoped for in assigning you this book.
Will you post a picture of the clock for us?
Taking fewer courses than you've been taking in the past is an effective way to manage the time. I better get ready to answer some questions about why I'm bucking the University's policy about more students and more hours. Congratulations on making strong, considered, healthy choices!
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