FIELD NOTES with Meghan J. Ward

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Milestone #8: Too much of anything is too much ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Milestone #8: Too much of anything is too much ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Turning to you, my readers, for your insights. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

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Milestone #8: Too much of anything is too much ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Dear Ones โ€”

Itโ€™s August. My kids go back to school in 10 days, and I feel like summer hasnโ€™t quite started for me. Perhaps itโ€™s a lack of motivation, or my body calling for rest โ€” both mentally and physically. My mind feels foggy and yet Iโ€™m required to invest myself in work that requires my full brain power. I feel like Iโ€™m working a lot and just barely keeping up with my email inboxes. Truthfully, it feels like a game of Whac-a-Mole (I feel like Iโ€™ve said this earlier this year), which leads me right back to square one, to where this whole journey began with Milestones.

Milestone #8 ๐Ÿงญ

Time constraints were meant to help me discern what was actually important. So, whatโ€™s happening now, eight months into it?

Itโ€™s this: life doesnโ€™t slow down, opportunity leads to opportunity, projects and business endeavours are always bigger and more involved than we imagine. Itโ€™s all good stuff, but itโ€™s too much. How and where do we draw the line? How do we make the requests stop? At what point do Iโ€ฆ

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