For as long as I could remember, I'd been the classic overachiever. I'd pushed myself progressively harder and harder. As a wife, mother, career woman, and volunteer, I learned to do many things at the same time and keenly felt the need to be constantly productive. I was also a perfectionist, priding myself on my efficiency and organization. I wore my busyness like a badge and loved to tell everyone how very busy I was. Even when I was supposed to be relaxing with my family, I didn't feel I could slow down. There I was, living in the future, planning for what was coming next.
Little by little, however, this lifestyle became tedious and full of stress. I got to the point where I realized I had to take a good hard look at what this precious life God had given me was all about. I had a lot of learning to do.
I asked myself three basic questions.
