#5 - Do things in Part Acts

It's like building lego - life I mean.

We have to put all the pieces together to make it into something.

The end product can seem really daunting and huge.

It's going to take what seems like a million pieces and time we don't have.

That's where this phrase will help. Especially with the thing we call ADLs - Activites of Daily Living. The ADLs are the basics that you need to do to get on with living in the day - things like eating breakfast, having a shower, brushing your teeth and doing your hair. Taking care of your body is necessary but when you are down and out even these tasks can become overwheming OR one loses concern for them. If you think about the thirty little things you have to do in the morning before you can start the say as a Mom or go out the door - that's too much. So, break it down into parts and do one thing at a time. Celebrate each success. It's not silly - it's a victory over doing nothing at all. So the train of thought goes something like this "Okay, self. Move muscles out of bed, good job! Now I will get dressed. Well, I got dressed good. What is the next thing?" Just keep doing the one thing and then move on to the next thing.

Do things in part acts.

"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "

Lamentations 3:22-23