The Ongoing Crisis of Abundance

I would like to start sharing things I've read that have made me laugh, cry, are inspiring, make me think, challenge me, or are worth remembering.


The first one I'm going to share is The Ongoing Crisis of Abundance from Talk Birth: Celebrating Women, Transforming Birth. I have found since Louis was born fourteen months ago that my need for control and my ability to do EVERYTHING have created a never ending conflict in my life. More than once this last semester, I've felt overwhelmed to the point of breakdown and  but when I sit back to figure out why, it's for ridiculous reasons. It's because my new bought over a year ago house still isn't fully decorated, because I don't have time to do crafts with my new born over a year ago son, because I don't have the time to bake great food, make great gifts and take great pictures, because my Google Reader is full and I just don't have the time to empty it. This is RIDICULOUS! Every day I do great things. I do what I can. I do not need to do everything. I continue to repeat this to myself as I ban Pinterest from my life, I do not need to do everything!