{"id":4361,"date":"2015-09-08T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2015-09-06T21:58:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T01:58:38","slug":"facing-multiple-tasks-with-inner-calm-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2015\/09\/facing-multiple-tasks-with-inner-calm-part-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Facing Multiple Tasks With Inner Calm (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had this experience? You&#8217;re faced with so many things that have to be done in a timely manner that it overwhelms you . . . so all you do is nothing! Well, that is, almost nothing.<br \/>\nYou do manage to:<br \/>\n1. Worry yourself sick about how you&#8217;ll get everything done.<br \/>\n2. Eat or snack until you feel drowsy.<br \/>\n3. Take several naps hoping to awaken inspired.<br \/>\n4. Reorganize your papers and desk drawers as part of your plan of attack.<br \/>\n5. Worry about all of the time you know you&#8217;ve wasted making plans and reorganizing your desk.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re tired of finding yourself exhausted &#8212; even before you&#8217;re able to start working on some line of tasks assembled before you &#8212; the insights and prescribed actions to follow will lend just the help you need to succeed in handling a hundred pressing jobs; all while enjoying that inner calm and confidence that comes with knowing &#8212; not only are you doing all that can be done &#8212; but you&#8217;re doing it in the best possible manner\u2026 [to be continued]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had this experience? You&#8217;re faced with so many things that have to be done in a timely manner that it overwhelms you . . . so all you do is nothing! Well, that is, almost nothing. You do manage to: 1. 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