The pressure is on!

The pressure kicks in and I forget how to enjoy life. I like being busy, but sometimes being busy can make me forget about my friends, my family and it makes me be on the edge every minute of the day. My academic year has started, which means: essays, presentations, master's projects... Everything running at the same time. As a student, I accept this is necessary and that I am only doing this because I want to. But to be able to afford the degree I want so much, I had to get a job that takes over the whole weekend. I also do sports and I am in the committee for the sports club I am in, where I have an important, busy role. Due to want I want to do in the future, I have signed up for volunteer work with children. All of these activities are becoming overwhelming, making me a bomb about to explode. I overreact to everything, I get hurt easily, everything my friends say offends me. I feel bad. But then, when I talk to my family, they remind me to breathe. And then I remember yoga. And how it calms me down and makes me see everything in perspective. And realise how much I love my family, my friends, and why I take on so much work. It's because it's not work, it's what I want to do, it's how I want to help people. How all my dreams will come true if I give them a little (well, a huge) push. So, if you feel like you're taking on too much, sit on a comfortable place, a place that makes you happy, breathe and go through some yoga exercises. Try to empty your mind for a while and then remind yourself of what makes you happy. And smile :)