ADD – AD/HD: How Much Control Do You Want
We can choose how we spend our time, even more than some of us are willing to recognize. In doing so, we may also need to decide how much control we are willing to give up in order to do what is most important to us with our time. That is, we may be able to make a change, but may choose not to because that is not how we want to spend our time. Remember, we cannot do it all! I know that you know that your time is limited. My question for you is: What do you want to control and where are you willing to give up control?
It is your time…
This idea is captured beautifully by Dr. Edward Hallowell in his adaptation of the Serenity Prayer found below.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; The insight to prioritize wisely what I want to change; The patience to resist trying to control everything I could, had I the energy and time; The courage and skill to change the things I have chosen to change; And the wisdom to know the differences among all these. What choices are you going to make based on the wisdom of your intuition?
