Before life swallows you whole with the amount of housework that needs doing, classes to prepare for and teach, bereavement meals that need making, correspondence that needs taking care of, commitments to fulfill, club meetings to attend, and trips to the park for a child on Spring Break (anybody else in this boat with me); take a moment.
I've mentioned before that sometimes you just need to do the next thing and to just be still but what happens somewhere in the middle? A moment.
When there is so much going on and you can't necessarily go full steam ahead, take a moment. In those few seconds you can collect your thoughts, decide the best course of action, find the most efficient means to the end result you desire, and generally remain calm and collected as you forge ahead. Moments are the in betweens of the next things.
(This is also very true for conversations. Sometimes that moment is the saving grace you needed before you blurted out a comment that could have offended.)
So take a deep breath, close your eyes, decide where to start, and go for it. Then after you have crossed the first thing off the list, take another moment if needed
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