How I Deal

Thought I'd jump on and update you on the events of my week. I'm thankful for those who have been concerned regarding the situation I found myself in this week being overwhelmed. I did not mean to whine or complain. I'm sure we all have times when that type of stuff happens. I thought I'd share how I deal with the beast, to give you more insight into my approach to life. This is what I do:

• I get perspective; honest perspective. I spell it all out, I make sure that if I'm going to be overwhelmed, I know the whole story, every detail.
• Then I pray, and lay out for God, everything that I know about the problems.
• Then I prioritize a list, and thanks to my compulsive nature, I work through the list until I'm back on top.
  

There are people I think who when confronted with being overwhelmed sort of stop functioning. They see the task(s) as too much. Not me. There is nothing that I'm unable to do given enough time. So I work my way out of situations like this. I use it as a reset, to revisit better practices going forward to avoid problems in the future.