Work/Life Balance Supreme Test

Today is a supreme work/life balance challenge for me. Personnel evaluations, meetings, deadlines for assessment projects, oh yeah, and getting the rental car returned, picking up our newly repaired car (and paying up the wazz for that--ouch!), plus getting into MAS birthday mode (today being cupcakes and goody bags at daycare day).

Trying to be mindful, mindful, mindful, about so many things and defuse the stress triggers. Also navigating through the Thich Nhat Hanh book and coming up with several things he discusses regarding Buddhism (and his interpretation of Christianity) that I disagree with, that conflict with what the Bible says, etc. Not jumping to any conclusions quite yet, not fully understanding the details of Buddhism, but can say that there seems to be a different role for suffering, a different interpretation of how many "doors" there are, plus some questions about his thinking on Jesus' divinity/humanity (in the form of a biological role on the part of Joseph?).... What's interesting is that I feel sort of guided internally about what I end up thinking about what I read, even if it's far afield theologically. A discernment is developing that feels very very good indeed. Less shaky ground.