Busy Addict

Hi, my name is Julie and I am addicted to "busy". I blame my society as a whole. Aren't we all busy addicts. We wear "busy" like a badge of honor. "How are you?" "Busy, Busy, Busy" we respond. I dont' really blame culture but want to put on the table that I am not alone :).

Busy with work.
Up until last summer, I worked part time with my husband. When I think about the insane amount of board commitments, marketing plans and phonecallsI would attempt to make in a day I realize I was INSANE. It never occured to me I was insane until after I finished this season of my life. I am so glad I am out of the sign business... But, that is another tangent.

Busy with kids.
IT is so tempting to enroll Zachary in piano lessons, karate and swimming this summer. I seriosuly have to restrain myself and pick one activity. It's so American. More is better. It's strange because I obviously tripled the number of kids I have but enjoy a much more still life of late.

Busy socially.
I used to think bigger is better, the more the merrier don't leave anyone out. I think I unofficially feel I am a social director at times (that is an actual personality label in one of the many personality tests I love...). The problem is I own others feelings at times with this. I am also an approval addict :)

All this being said, my prayer is that I can learn to Be Still more often. And, be strategically busy.

It reminds me of 1 of the 1,000's of conversations I have had with my sister Jen. The twins were just a few months old and I was feeling cabin fever and chatting with Jennifer... We were covering the normal hopes, dreams, fears - we microwave when it comes to deepness and I love that. Anyways, we were both expressing our "boredom" with our routine. And, yet we found this so interesting because I had a "plethora" of babies and yet she was in lack. (Another post this is why Jennifer is a hero of mine, she never diminishes pain and helped me to rid of my false guilt...) Anyways, almost in the same breath we hit on the verse in phillipians about learning contentment.
"...Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need." (Phil 4 :11-13)

We both expressed our desire to learn contentment in plenty and want... It was a God moment for us both. It was so beautiful to me that though she was in want and I was in plenty we could bond over God's word and pray for eachother in our bitter and sweet journeys to gain contentment in the stillness and in the busy.

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