Empty

When I notice that my gas light is on, I instantly start to sweat.  Panic sets in.  I instantly start praying, "God, please just get me to the nearest gas station and I promise to NEVER let my car get this empty again."

We have all seen them.  Those who are less fortunate and do not make it to the nearest gas station and run out of gas on the side of the road.  They are walking down the road with their heads tucked between the tails in shame.

We sit in our cars watching their misfortune unfold and think, "How did you let it get that empty, buddy?  Stinks to be you."

This is true in our lives.  We "drive" around day in and day out not really paying attention to our "tank."

We push ourselves, overbook ourselves and do way more than one person ever should, praying that God just get us to the finish line of our deadlines and promise that we will never overbook ourselves again!

Before we know it, we are on EMPTY!
The things we used to love doing, now make us want to pour bleach into a flesh wound.  We find ourselves sitting in our bathrobes eating a gallon of chocolate ice cream singing "In the Arms of an Angel...." wondering how we had gotten this bad.

What is it about our nature that we over commit ourselves?  Why do we bite off more than we can chew time after time after time?

Something I learned a long time ago was TIME FORECASTING.  Making it a priority to schedule things 90 days, 60 days, and 30 days out.  Knowing how to stay on task and prioritizing our calendar in advance is a great way to start getting control of your life and allows us to continue doing what we love!

When we keep loading up on our day to day tasks, NOTHING gets done well or it's late for a deadline.

There are some things that ONLY  YOU can do, there are other things that YOU can ask for help on!  The key is knowing the difference.