42 P E R S ON A L G R OU N DWO R K F O R C OAC H I N G It may seem like a strange notion but many of the things that happen to us that range from uncomfortable to distressing or even catastrophic, become life altering and for many, a gift of awareness. Think back to a time where something occurred for you that seemed distressing or perhaps unbearable. Where did it lead you? What did it teach you? Do you consider it a gift of awareness after time has passed? BUSYNESS Does your mind chatter from the moment you wake up until you go to bed at night (and sometimes even when you sleep) reciting over and over again all the things you have to do? Are you constantly running lists in your head of all the things you and others have to do, even as you or they are doing them? On top of this, as you are doing all of those things on your list, you run from here to there, struggling from competing priorities, stretching days way past the energy you have available. Your plate is completely full. You are too busy too even notice what is in front of you. You can barely carry the load. Busyness is at epidemic levels in our world. And busyness can be a subtle addiction too. We get into the habit of overloading our schedules and over promising what we are actually capable of. Busyness is a thief that steals away the true appreciation or experience of anything that is happening in our present moment. In this day and age, there are very few people who can avoid busyness, but every one of us can avoid the insidious and subtle addiction that busyness can become. We will talk more about this in a later chapter.
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