She Magazine DECEMBER 2015 | Page 148

A One-Derful Life with Mary R. Dittman, M.B.A. contributing writer Make the Most of This Season I’m writing this after having spent the weekend sick. cally ill. I notice that many of them beat themselves up Confined to my couch with a box of tissues and lacking for their grades slipping or an inability to focus on their the energy to do anything but whimper, I spent three days schoolwork. I tell them that their mental and emotional So, I’m using this season to weed out some of my own watching my to-do list grow longer and more intimidat- energy is like their bank account: finite and limited! Emo- emotional baggage, resolve past hurts and resentments, ing. tional drama and life issues take energy and focus away, and become more rooted and grounded in my relationship with the Lord. One of the things I hate about being sick is that I enjoy leaving us less to work with in other areas of our lives. being productive. I get a lot of pleasure and purpose from Sometimes, the focus just has to be on getting through What season are you in? Maybe you’ve just started checking things off my list of tasks and having results to the day and putting one foot in front of the other. Rath- dating someone. Enjoy it! If the relationship goes for the show for my time. Because I lacked the ability to do much er than getting a 4.0 this semester, focus on doing your long term, you’ll never again have the excitement of the of anything, I was becoming anxious about the amount of best – understanding that your “best” during this season first few months. Maybe your relationship ended. I’m n