Busy-ness and Silence

My calendar used to be so full there was nary an unscheduled, white space in it.

This board meeting, that networking group, this event, that book club, this church group.  A home business, business team meetings, master-mind calls, webinars.  I’d start a weekly business group here and a bi-monthly women’s mentoring group there.  I’d swoop in and volunteer two hours of time here, four hours there, plus an extra quarterly leaders’ meeting over there.

I scheduled all of these commitments around my full-time job of homeschooling my son.

Plus, reading for pleasure, reading for personal development, reading for spiritual growth, exercising, caring for five dogs, being a wife, mom, friend, sister, cooking nutritious meals, keeping the house clean (or not so clean, or just clean enough not to completely repel a visitor) . . .

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The Voice Inside Your Head

The other day I was talking to a friend about a project I’m working on.  This project is important to me–it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.  We talked about my progress and then I reluctantly shared the fear that my work wasn’t good enough.  Then I waited for her reaction.  It was swift and certain.

“Your work isn’t that good,” she said.  “This project is beyond you–what were you thinking by taking it on?  You should stop now.  Just admit you can’t do it.”

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This conversation happened with a friend I’ve known my entire life.   She’s my very best friend.

Or is she?

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