I tell myself that I teeter on the brink of overwhelm.  Actually I sometimes seek refuge in the safety of overwhelm.  If I am too busy, if I am carrying the burden of excess responsibilities how can I be expected to remember all of this stuff. I am going to explore the possibility that overwhelm is a choice not a fact.  If it is a choice I have both control and responsibility.

If this path proves out it may be the fastest track to increased skills and increased efficiency.  If I already know what to do then I can just start doing it.  No learning required, only recall.  And If I’m not really overwhelmed then I can choose where I put my energy – high value tasks – and peacefully go about my business.  I can do this knowing that what I am doing now is the only thing I should be doing now.  What power!