Not everything

There is no organizational hack, no time saver, no system for winners, or anything else that will give you everything.

Let that sink in.

Promises of having or doing everything you desire surround us. A lot of these guarantees come with programs, notebooks, planners, or other things that you need to buy. They will help you! You can do it! 😳 The problem with these promises is that they are untrue. You cannot have everything. Every decision you make opens some opportunites and closes others.

I have a daughter who is graduating high school this year, and I’ve watched her contemplate the many choices that lie ahead of her. She would like to do it all, and has even brought up going to one university in the summer and another one the rest of the year. 😂 She doesn’t want to leave any of the options unexplored. It can be hard, especially when we think there is one RIGHT decision and we are desperate to discover what that is.

Sigh.

I think we should stop with the nonsense.

Stop believing lies. You do not have time for everything which means you need to make choices. Boom, baby. That’s it. One choice will lead in one direction, and the other opportunites that were right in front of you are gone. This isn’t a bad thing, it’s simply how life works. We need to get comfortable with that reality, and stop running around crazily trying to fit everything we possibly can into our life.

You cannot do/have everything.

I was reminded how true that is when we bought a car this week. After spending hours looking at, driving, and researching cars, we finally settled on one we liked. I loved a certain color, and it was so hard to find. The closest location that had the car I wanted was in Montgomery, Alabama. UGH! Shipping the car to me felt a bit ridiculous, so I kept looking.

Then two days ago, I found what I wanted right here in Texas!

Almost.

Some features were perfect, and some were not what I wanted. The trim was different than I hoped it would be, but the exterior color was on point, and I was feeling excited. Meanwhile, the Montgomery office and I were texting back and forth to try and work out a deal. The car there WAS ideal, but the location was not. Wednesday morning I had every car possibility in front of me (well, in my price range, anyway). It was exciting and overwhelming at the same time. By the time I went to bed that night, I had driven my new car home and those other choices were gone. The Montgomery office didn’t matter. None of the other cars we had test-driven had any significance. I bought the car I wanted, with a lot of the features I wanted, and that was that.

I didn’t get it all. But what I got is enough. It’s actually way more than enough—it’s awesome! I love it.

Not having/doing everything is a gift, not a problem that needs to be fixed. Remember that. Now go make some decisions and don’t look back.

I know I’m not.😁