tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017063327962708776.post7945600552014024758..comments2017-02-02T12:28:59.553-06:00Comments on Bloom Right Here: Un-Busy.Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947951720116369689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017063327962708776.post-77079111713875392772016-01-16T03:03:00.550-06:002016-01-16T03:03:00.550-06:00&quot;And I want to stay FAR away from that need t...&quot;And I want to stay FAR away from that need to feel the pulsing stress of the thingafterthingafterthingafterthing thrum in my chest to make me feel verybusyandimportant.&quot;<br /><br />That sentence resonated with me. Working in a small branding agency, where I was juggling enough work to employ two people, I was always busy. I was always stressed. I always felt very important and validated.<br /><br />It wasn&#39;t until I moved overseas with my husband&#39;s military gig that I realized how truly addicted many of my coworkers (including superiors I admired) were to the feeling veryimportant part of being verybusy. Family, self-employment and local volunteerism now fill my days, but each allows me to decide how busy is too busy. It&#39;s still easy to bite off more than I should, or to overcommit myself, but leaving the rat race has been a fascinating experiment in determining self worth apart from busyness. MilliGFunkhttp://www.milligfunk.comnoreply@blogger.com