Somebody should stop me before I volunteer again. Please! I swear I need an intervention. The note goes up on the board in the office, you know the one, "We need someone to volunteer for ________ (you fill in the blank) please let me know if you are interested. " I am like a crack addict and volunteering for a committee seems to be my fix.
I will say I have gotten better. Now instead of outright putting my name on the list I say, if you can't find anyone else I will do it. Who am I kidding. Once I say that, they stop looking and Bam! another serving for my plate. It's called boundaries and apparently I seem to lack them. Does anyone else out there have this problem? Or am I alone?
Happy Tuesday!!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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I have this problem, too! It has taken me quite some time to realize that I can't "fix" everything for everyone. Rather harsh sounding, but a friend reminded me that GOD will take care of everything and that I'm not REALLY serving Him when I am so worn out that I'm snappy! (Ouch!) I enjoy, enjoy, enjoy being in the midst of everything...but I don't always do a quality job when I'm exhausted because I don't know when to say "No!" I've had to back off and pray about doing things before I volunteer. I hope you don't have it as bad as I do... :) God bless you!
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