Checks and Balance

It's already happening ... Life is filling up with all the things I should do , want to do, need to do, have to do !!!   I'm already feeling out of control and unbalanced!! And Hey!!   The year has barely started!! 

There are so many things I want to do but I  find myself distracted by time wasters and not concentrating on the things that matter to me .

My resolve to pick up my guitar hasn't worked and I'm wondering why?  My resolve to read a devotion each day - despite my phone diligently reminding me  - has also fizzled... Why? 

Was the resolve not strong enough?  Was the desire really just the desire to do something I know I should do but actually don't yearn for enough? 

Is it simply that I haven't found the right environment that will make these things a joy?   

Maybe I feel guilty or uncomfortable doing these indulgent things - could that be it? 

I don't know the answer .. It might be a bit of all these things ..but as the school year approaches and all the routines that that ushers in,  I think I need to put some checks in place ...  Some questions I need to ask myself regularly to see how I'm going with those things that my heart wants and yet I struggle to achieve..

1.   Have you been reading your devotion Pam ??  And if not what can you put in place to make it possible?

2.   Have you played guitar this week?  And if not what can you put in place to make it possible?

Only two questions ... I may add more and take some away over the year but I hope the introduction of some regular checks will help me stay focused on maintaining balance .