{"id":451,"date":"2020-09-22T09:46:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T09:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2020-12-28T08:59:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T08:59:30","slug":"how-to-balance-your-work-and-family-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/22\/how-to-balance-your-work-and-family-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Pacing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Below is an excerpt from the book Freedom is Birthright, by Dr. Dravon James<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop rushing through the present moment. Too many of us spend lives rushing\u2026rushing\u2026rushing. Our days are filled-to capacity and we can\u2019t see any way to remove items from jam-packed to-do lists. In addition to overwhelming daily obligations, we are also dealing with rushing minds\u2026thoughts whirling around at such a rapid pace that we\u2019re in constant anxious states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we dash around, we are not doing ourselves or anyone else a favor. As the old saying goes, \u201cwe\u2019re going nowhere fast.\u201d Become more aware of your movements, your conversations, and your thoughts throughout the day. When you catch yourself rushing, take control of your physical body by immediately slowing down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A racing mind is actually not searching for the next thing to do, it is seeking stillness.&nbsp; It\u2019s looking for a peaceful place to be quiet.<\/strong>&nbsp; In order to live free, you have to be willing to reject some commonly held notions. Here\u2019s a big lie to let go of: multitasking is the mark of a highly effective person. It is not! Multitasking increases the feeling of anxiety.&nbsp; Resist the temptation to rush, instead take a \u201cone thing in this one moment,\u201d approach to your day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBe happy for this. This moment is your life.\u201d Omar Khayyam<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is an excerpt from the book Freedom is Birthright, by Dr. Dravon James Stop rushing through the present moment. Too many of us spend lives rushing\u2026rushing\u2026rushing. Our days are filled-to capacity and we can\u2019t see any way to remove items from jam-packed to-do lists. In addition to overwhelming daily obligations, we are also dealing &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/22\/how-to-balance-your-work-and-family-life\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Power of Pacing<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdravonjames.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}