What do:
- Debt
- Clutter
- Excess weight
- Tardiness and
- A tantrum-throwing toddler
all have in common?
An inability to accept limits.
We refuse to accept that we have only so much money at a given time. We spend more and accumulate debt.
We fail to acknowledge that our house only has so much space to accommodate stuff. We buy more, and acquire clutter.
We ignore the fact that our bodies only burn so many calories. We eat more and add pounds.
We pretend we have more time in the day than we actually have. We take on too many tasks, and fail to make it to appointments on time.
As for the toddler—well, if you’ve had one, you know. They’re the original I-want-what-I-want-when-I-want-it creatures. Limits are an outrage, and they’re going to let you know about it.
If you’re going through the toddler stage for the first time, other parents can reassure you: this too shall pass. But the gentle love and restraint you show your child can be a model to help yourself acknowledge and accommodate your own limits.
Instead of beating yourself up about your debt—which just wastes energy and delays a solution—accept that you’ve got it, decide what to do about it and put your plan into action. You can start by reading “A debt payoff plan that works.”
For weight issues, I’ve had success with Weight Watchers. For clutter and time management, Julie Morgenstern has great books and a blog.
Life can be amazing and abundant but that doesn’t change the reality that at any given time, we only have so much money, space, time and energy to spend. Acknowledging our limits and finding ways to joyfully live within them is a big part of living a full, adult life.
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