Today marks that half of 2009 is over. And if you’ve set deadlines for this year, you’d realize that you only have another six months to accomplish them all.
Deadlines. They are part of our lives. We hate them yet we live by them. Some people (like me!) may wait the last few moments before finishing what we need to do. This is because some of us can thrive when we are feeling the pressure of an approaching date. These deadlines could be personal or professional in nature. For something life-changing as changing jobs to something simple as choosing where to eat for dinner.
In my weirdness, I can sometimes put deadlines on my feelings, like when to stop grieving and healing. Yeah, I know that emotions cannot be controlled so I know I cannot be rigid on the dates. What I do is to just extend the deadline if I feel it is necessary. I just like putting deadlines so that I have a goal to achieve. It becomes easier to see the end of the tunnel. To tell my mind and heart that there is an ending.
It works.
2 comments:
Yeh, I do know what you mean about thriving under pressure, however I never thought of putting a deadline on my emotions. I guess in one way it is good because at some point you have to rein in your feelings and not let yourself wallow in misery. So it is a way of watching out for your mental/emotional state of health.
I have to make deadlines on my emotions... otherwise, i will get overwhelmed... :D
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