I don't know if it's medication or just a new insight into the illness, but the world is appearing to be simpler and simpler to me. A friend told me that if you cannot explain something in twenty-five words or less you don't understand it. That's become a motto for when I'm dealing with my OCD.
It's not so much that the world seems uncluttered to me anymore, it's more that I'm learning to organize the clutter and disregard what I don't need. I'm learning to separate the wheat and the weeds. That's not to say this is easy, but it's becoming less complicated for me.
I'm also learning to budget. I just do not have time for everything and so I am learning the value of sacrifice. Giving up a life-long ambition that is unattainable is more rewarding than working towards it. I always thought the answer to my problems was more, more, more; but I'm finding it's really less, less, less.
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