Spring Break

One whole week of fun…right?

I am planning to have a great time this next week. I am going to Florida to visit my boyfriend, Matt. My flight leaves tomorrow! Two connecting flights later, I’ll arrive. I am positive that this next week will leave me with special memories. The exception to this great plan, however, is that I have homework. Papers, projects, studying, and the endless paperwork will fill my time these next few days. In all honest, I am not looking forward to completing these assignments. My goal is to finish these assignments with a relaxed mindset. But how do I go about doing that?

First, I feel tension in my forehead, this pull toward my nose—to the center and then downward. Then I begin to repeatedly rub my legs as I set reading and rereading what I have written for the assignment thus far. My mind is frozen. The brick that was once my brain is now unable to function. My attempts to calm my body and spirit are useless. I pray. Now I am calm-er. I pace around my room. If this is my typical routine, then what I do now that my goal is set?

The answer can be found in keeping my time devoted to one aspect at a time—“work” or “play.” Actions speak louder than words, so I must act. Wish me luck…