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I CAN’T DO THIS, THERE ISN’T ENOUGH TIME!  

Chaos. The feeling of time pressure is part of our culture. There doesn't seem to be enough time to get "it all done".  I will call this the "I don't want to live this way anymore" syndrome.  The mind gets overwhelmed, and then shut down begins. We feel hopeless, worthless, lazy and angry. No one seems to understand, and the world keeps going right along!

In the third time we met, this couple was showing great improvement.  He worked for a large corp and she was worked in the school system. 20 mins a week "taking" time for each other was all they could carve out. Their children are in every sport, he coaches and she runs a food pantry on the side.  They get home from school and there is supper, and homework, dishes and bath time. Laundry, chores and then "getting ready for the next day". At the end of it, Saturday is "sports day" and Sunday is Church. "When do you expect us to have time together?" was...