~:[CH15 - Day 8]:~ Taxing

 
~:[CH15 - Day 8]:~ Taxing

It's been a little tiring. We've been moving the pits for high jump and pole vault which were moved due to the new track as I talked about yesterday. We continued today and my body was tired from all the moving. Although it's not as bad with a handful of people helping, it still is a lot of work to do. It was a day that was exhausting, yet productive. I got a lot of things done from the manual labor to tying up the loose ends of our upcoming conference. There's so much to do, but so little time. In midst of everything, I was surprised to see this message from UPS asking for me to pay my tariff. I knew it was something I'd eventually have to pay, but knowing it will happen and actually paying it are two different things. Twenty percent later, I was out money that could have remained in my pocket. Even when you know what's coming, until you experience something first hand, you don't truly realize its impact. It was a small amount, but these small amounts add up. Similarly, small things in life build up. If we let these small things go and sweep them under the rug, we'll end up with a pile of dust, rather than getting rid of it when we can. Carrying the weight of these smaller things can end up being taxing, even more so that one big thing. I hope that we can all open our eyes and truly begin sweeping our own lives, cleaning up what needs to be cleaned so we avoid a future that is taxing as we carry the weight of so many things along with us. I hope we can figure things out before it's too late, as for now, it's not a big deal, but if we don't take care of it, we'll have quite the mountain to deal with. Let's avoid that mountain and focus on what we can work on today.