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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: OVERLOAD (10/06/16)
Emails line up my inbox like warriors of tension. They charge the door requiring unavailable time and attention. I have to respond as early as expedient. I have to be in control of my schedule.

A dull ache squeezes my heart.

Grades will be due soon. Evaluations of every single student. Did they all complete the writing assignment? I must grade their essays. I must stop at the store on the way home.

My heart palpitates to the beat of a drum solo.

She needed my help but it took all my time that I had planned to grade papers. How do I say no to someone who requires my help? I want to do my best at this job. Her mother wants a response to the situation. I need to write her an email. I need to figure out what to make for dinner.

Pain sweeps across my chest scattering debris.

Tomorrow night is the event we have planned for so long. How many more details are we missing? Do I have all the lessons planned for later? I could also add one more thing to make sure they understand. I have to figure out the plan. I have to speak to my colleagues. I should search for more information. I should time the lesson to see if it's enough. I should pick up the kids soon.

My heart thinks.
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Jennifer Woodley 
10/16/16
It is interesting how the conversations we have with ourselves can lead to overload. I noted the phrases, 'I have to', 'I could', 'I must' and 'I should'. These are the words of expectation and compulsion that drive us to burdensome overload. The words that bind us and rob us of freedom. I wonder what Christ might say instead? Thanks for sharing this writing.
Brenda Rice
10/17/16
Well written. Right on topic. Compelling. Thanks for sharing.
Larry Whittington
10/19/16
Teachers think too much.

There is a time to think and a time to not think. I think I read that in the Bible some place.

Your raveled emotions glow across the room.

Well expressed now what really needs to be done. I think I will ask God.