I thought I was reading The Overload Syndrome for other people.
I realized I was wrong in the introduction.
People are stressed ... exhausted ... overloaded.
"I feel like a minnow in a flash flood."
Margin is the space that once existed between our load and our limits. Margin is the space between vitality and exhaustion. It is our breathing room, our reserves, our leeway.
We push the limits as far as possible.
We spend ten percent more than we have - and it no longer matters if one is talking about time, energy, or money.
Without margin, we are self-protective, painfully uninterested in an opportunity to serve our neighbor. Without margin, we tread water and hang on by our fingernails, trying to survive an other day. Without margin we are chronically exhausted, chronically late, chronically rushed. Without margin, we are overloaded.
What about you? Have you lost your joy and passion? Do you suffer from work dread? Are your relationships strained from stress? Do you wish you could check into a hospital just to sleep?
Understand that you are not alone.
I am not alone. You are not alone. Many of us - if not most of us - are overloaded. This book has been part of the beginning of my healing process.
You need to read this book.
The Josh rating: JJJJJ.
I realized I was wrong in the introduction.
People are stressed ... exhausted ... overloaded.
"I feel like a minnow in a flash flood."
Margin is the space that once existed between our load and our limits. Margin is the space between vitality and exhaustion. It is our breathing room, our reserves, our leeway.
We push the limits as far as possible.
We spend ten percent more than we have - and it no longer matters if one is talking about time, energy, or money.
Without margin, we are self-protective, painfully uninterested in an opportunity to serve our neighbor. Without margin, we tread water and hang on by our fingernails, trying to survive an other day. Without margin we are chronically exhausted, chronically late, chronically rushed. Without margin, we are overloaded.
What about you? Have you lost your joy and passion? Do you suffer from work dread? Are your relationships strained from stress? Do you wish you could check into a hospital just to sleep?
Understand that you are not alone.
I am not alone. You are not alone. Many of us - if not most of us - are overloaded. This book has been part of the beginning of my healing process.
You need to read this book.
The Josh rating: JJJJJ.
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