Whoosh!

Are you swamped? Have you been feeling a little overwhelmed by the mountainous to-do list that seems to only grow larger and loom more dramatically as each little weekday goes ticking by? Have you begun to notice that even simple things, like picking up coffee on your way home, or popping in to the drycleaner, are becoming impossible to get to, exhausting, too much? I mean, are you busy? If you said yes, I'm not going to respond by saying, "Great! That's a good thing!" Nope, not gonna do it.

Admittedly, I am a dynamic person who takes big bites into life. I take on a lot of responsibilities and I'm active. I have a lot of energy. And yes, I tend toward an overactive schedule that can lead to an occasional meltdown based on a momentary peek at my week-at-a-glance calendar. I confess, I'm often running from point A to point B, lucky if I'm only 15 minutes behind the 8 ball. I do it. It's a good thing, sure, and then, it's something else, it's more than that. It is a constant reminder to keep searching out and keeping around places and spaces, people, animals, plants and lilting breezes to relax, revive and recharge. It's a marathon. I'm making sure to stock up on the stuff that keeps my feet on the ground.

I'm slammed, lately! I can't stop thinking about the four hundred gazillion things I have to do between 9 and 5 PM, followed by the ninety-seven thousand things waiting on me, starting at 5:01 PM until...whenever. I'm up at 5 AM, down at midnight. I'm kicking A and taking names. I tell people this and they're shocked or inspired or a combo pack of the two. They wonder how I'm getting it done with a smile and some sass on the side and I can tell them, I can tell you. It's because I spend at least 40 hours of every week in a space that is filled with zen, ease, fun, funk, peace, play, party, pizzaz, beauty, bounce and bountiful life. I work with the best, the brightest, the most beautiful, creative and killer personalities. My boss is the bomb. My coworkers are heart-filled, passionate humans. And it shows, all over us, all around us, every day.

Our rooms, like our personal and professional lives, are booked, and I'm not surprised. We go big, go hard and go all the way and we are busy. We like this, for sure. It's more than good or great or even fantastic. It's fabulous. It's also a reflection of our ability to maintain balance, support each other and keep a constantly connected, cohesive flow, followed by the strength and follow through to take it all, all the way home.

I love all the things in my life, and yes, time's flying by too fast and it can be scary to see it speeding so wildly, on. Fortunately, I'm surrounded by people moving with me in a spot that knows how to pull us all together, making rain. And that, my friends, is, indeed, great!