Why is it that we get ourselves in such a tizz over our to-do list? Is it that constant gnawing sensation or that feeling of drowning that follows us everywhere? Like a juggler with too many balls in the air, they all get dropped. 

There's no doubting life used to be simpler. Today there are more demands being placed on us than ever before. Forget the avalanche of advertising that bombards us daily and the emails that breed like rabbits, the reality is it just doesn't feel good thinking that we have to move quickly from one thing to the next. Even eating in our cars and on the run has become the norm! 

My latest go-to gurus on all things 'life', Esther and Jerry Hicks really make sense on this issue. When it comes to the dreaded to-do list they quite bluntly say, "You'll never get it all done!" They conclude that because we are an evolving, ever-expanding species, there will always be more to create, to become....and yes, to do. 

But before you think I've completely taken the wind out of your sails, I'd prefer you to feel as though the pressure-valve has been released. Doesn't it help to know that if "we never get it all done" we might as well have fun along the way?

Tips on how to liberate yourself from the list:

“Be gentle with yourself” might not be the answer you’d expect, but it is relevant. 

Hmmm. You’ve got me thinking Joanna about my own list. Maybe, next time the circus comes to town, I'll add 'book tickets' to my to-do. I hope they bring the jugglers!

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