I wish my life could include a few more vacations. I'd be content with a 3 day weekend at least once a month. Lately I've felt like I just can't get on top of life. There seems to be an endless amount of tasks to be done, an endless amount of activities to plan and prepare for, and I am feeling overwhelmed. I admit that I like to be busy, and that I try to do too much. Sometimes I wonder what it is that drives me to try and do all these things. What reward will I get for "staying on top of things?" Will I ever get to the top where I can finally take a break? Or will I continue to keep myself occupied, to keep filling my schedule with this and that because having nothing to do would mean I'm a loser and a party pooper? I'm sure others can relate to my feelings of busyness.
This idea of trying to be on top of things reminded me of a book that I was introduced about a year ago. It's called Hope for the Flowers and it's about a caterpillar who notices all these other caterpillars crawling in a big pile up to the sky. Exactly where they are crawling is unknown, so the caterpillar decides to go up and find out what they are all trying to get to. In the end it turns out that there is nothing at the top, yet everyone is pushing and shoving to get there. Finally the little caterpillar finds out that he has a better purpose and becomes a butterfly. I really don't do a good job of summarizing the book, but it's worth the read!
Anyway, I have enjoyed some splendid vacation time this summer and so I can't complain that I haven't been able to relax. I think that all the traveling I've been doing has really caught up to me and that is part of the reason I have been so looney!
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