The other day, I was talking with a friend about an upcoming party - trying to figure out who we would see and who wouldn't be able to make it. A mutual friend's attendance was brought up and how she had decided not to come. She wasn't coming because she had a prior commitment or because she was out of town, but instead the week leading up was filled with more then a healthy amount of activity and another engagement would have been too much. I was proud and inspired.
There are so many weeks where I am running from work to one function or another on back-to-back days that by the end of the week I am exhausted and bitter. Of course I want to spend time with friends and be involved, but if it leaves me a grump is it worth it? A few weeks ago I declined to attend a Christmas party on a day we returned from vacation, and as much as I wanted to be there, it felt good. I knew I would have been stressed from being gone all weekend and trying to get my life in order for the week ahead. I realized that in 2014, I want to do a better job of knowing my limits so that I am fully present and engaged wherever I go.
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