Life is hard. Everyone has something going on, whether they are vocal and public about it or not. Just because the girl sitting next to you at Starbucks is cruising on her phone while you frantically cram for a huge exam doesn’t mean she goes to bed every night at ease. Just because your coworker always seems to be in the best mood doesn’t mean she’s not struggling day and night to get food on the table. Enough assumptions. Understand one another. We all have millions of things on our minds at a given time. We all have things to worry about. As a result, how do we cope with that? How do we keep our sanity and inner peace in the midst of a crazy life?
We have to prioritize our energy. Some things just don’t matter.
We have to prioritize what even is deserving of our time and attention and what is not. We have to evaluate where we are allocating our time and why. We have to determine what we value in life, and if we are giving that the time it deserves. Why grow tired and frustrated over things that just don’t matter? First, we must determine what exactly matters to us. Who matters to us. And that is our job to set straight. We have to come to terms with our lives in regards to what we actually care about. What is most important for you to make time for? Who is most important? Why? Ask yourself. Figure it out. And then set time for those things accordingly. Less complaining, more maximizing on what is truly valuable to us, what will push us forward, what we are grateful for and what we want to accomplish.
So, think carefully about where your energy should go! Ask yourself what is truly significant in your life and deserving of all of your energy and time. Moral of the story… we all have stuff going on. Each and everyone of us. Even the people that seem like their life is so easy. That is only a projection, and projections do not show what lies behind them. It’s our job to make time for what matters and what doesn’t, for that will allow us to live the most fulfilling, purposeful and empowering life possible.