It has been so difficult for me to write this article. The last two weeks have brought the overwhelming realization of the busyness this semester will bring me. The busier I am, the longer it takes me to write, and the harder it is for me to find a topic. I've been putting this article off because I've been so tired and I haven't been able to figure out what I want to write it on. So I decided to use my weakness, and write it on just that.

People take on too much--we become overloaded with things to do, people to see, and professors to please. We sacrifice our time, and sometimes our sanity. This is a serious issue that happens not only in my own life, but all around me. I see people hurt themselves by running so hard that they burn out. That's why it is so important to take a break, to breathe, and to take your time. Life is too short to waste it by filling it up with hundreds of little things. Maybe we need to put all of those little commitments aside, and focus on the big stuff. What matters in our lives?

As I write this, I think to myself "wow, I just used a negative thing in my life for inspiration," and I realize that this is something God does as well. How many times have you failed, or gone through a storm, and one day God does something amazing with it? I can recall several life-experiences when I was in a position like this, and I was somehow used in a person's life because of it. As long as someone else's life can be impacted through my tears, I'd cry those tears again and again. Because what matters most is God's presence in our lives.