Quote of the day

Busy life seems to be forever the struggle to get things done, and get them done by the time they need to be done by. So basically, life seems to be work, work, work, with no stopping. There are the occasional breaks to catch your breath, but even then, those are pretty busy. At every possible moment we get, we use it to do what still needs to be done that we didn't get done during the time it was supposed to be done. This is what the quote is saying: we can only see how much we need to do. We will always stress about the future, because it's unpredictable and we don't like how we can't change it in the ways we want to change it. I know that, at least to me, when I get something done, I don't spend time sitting there and thinking what a wonderful thing it is that it's done and I don't have to do it anymore. I keep pushing forwards-- I keep working on what remains to be done until it too is done. But by the time that is done, there is more scooped up and plopped onto our plates in nauseatingly vast amounts. It's so hard to notice what's done when there's so much to do! But perhaps it's a good thing that we don't look back on the past. Perhaps it is a good thing that we keep pushing forwards to get it done. I would suggest, though, taking five minutes at the end of each day (or the time when you are in bed but not falling asleep works too, if you are ever in bed and not simply knocked out) to go over what you've done. Sometimes reflecting back on all you've accomplished gives you hope and confidence so you can approach what is to come with a strong, proud stride.