The Persistent Burden

There are burdens we can't bear. They have us staggering around overwhelmed and unable to handle what we see. If you are like me, you often overestimate your ability and underestimate your tasks. Giving ourselves too much credit, we bite off more than we can reasonably chew. In time this pattern can not only hurt our productivity and efficiency, but it begins to weigh us down.
If this is true with projects, it's also true with the burdens that make up our day to day life. And if we're honest, we encounter many weights that prove too heavy. It's like we walk through life with a magnet in our pocket and every burden is coated with metal. Difficulty is nearly synonymous with life. In general categories, we face physical, economic, professional, personal, and spiritual challenges. And, let's remember that not only do we have this magnet in our pockets, but so does every other person living around us. We are carrying a myriad of problems amid a world of kindred strugglers.