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Dealing with frantic living
Wall-to-wall commitments, a frantic lifestyle, constant noise, too much stuff, mounting debt, a nonstop current of messages flooding your mental inbox, all accompanied by a constant state of fatigue and anxiety—these are manifestations of living without margin. Richard A. Swenson, M.D., describes the antidote in his classic book, Margin:
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"Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies and unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing and suffocating." |
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A lack of margin has direct impact. If we're not careful, it can cause us to push aside spiritual growth, the relationships we care about, any semblance of contentment and eventually our health.
Changing a marginless lifestyle is not an easy task, and for some it will be a lifelong challenge. Take a careful and prayerful inventory of your current activities, and evaluate them in light of your core values and goals. You may need to clarify what exactly those priorities are, especially if they have been forgotten or neglected during years of frantic living. In the end, what matters most is the God you serve and the people you bless.
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