Day 113 - How I Choose To Spend My Time

Once again, I am grateful for insight, clarity, self-awareness, and this act I've chosen to re-name: "How I Choose to Spend My TIme" (HICtSMT = HICMT = ICMT = I Choose My Time!!!!) which the majority has designated: "Work".
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In being kind to myself and giving myself time to adjust, I've given myself the entirety of our first Learning Unit, which encompasses 6 weeks of the new school year, to acclimate. I spent the first 3 weeks happily over-working, excitedly under-sleeping, and feeling acceptance about both, knowing it was the flow within the ebb and flow of a new school year and a new job. Lots of "New", actually! I prioritized my yoga and meditation practice and managed to work out consistently during this period. I also utilized deep relaxation mp3s to soothe my mind and body out of its hyper-thinking mode and into a relaxed state, in the evenings. As week 3 and 4 came, I began to set more time limits to the amount I was working; leaving earlier, taking a day off--trying to bring in more balance. I was able to leave work at a "normal" time and even started walking to work last week, which I love! I'm still trying to find that sweet spot of a restful/satisfying/energetic/inspiring/adequate time balance in Life, where I spend a balanced amount of time devoted to ICMT so that I am effective, inspiring, fully-engaged, compassionate, and prepared; and a balanced amount of time intended toward self-fulfillment in non-public life (passé temps, facere, securite', salud, sa-rang, and hygge). I can do it!

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I also realized that what was taking hours and hours is now taking less time as I ease into a groove of lesson planning and prep, structuring classes, managing too many emails, and organizing my day. Again, being compassionate with myself has been the most help, along with realizing that I can't and don't need to do everything overnight or in one week, or even four. It is still a transition period--at school and in my own life--and that takes time, which is unequivocally permissible! Therefore, I can be stressed about all there is to do, or I can accept that what will get done, will get done, and the rest I cannot control. Relief and freedom! Wu Wei! I can juggle all these actions, I can feel at peace doing it, I can ease my way into a balanced state, and I can be compassionate with myself throughout the process! My Be Like Water Self is balancing out my Yellow Monkey Self!