“I feel anxious, Lord.  Unsettled.”  I seem to be having a hard time focusing. I feel restless and something gnawing at me, but I don’t know what it is.

“That’s right,” the Lord says. “Gnawing because you have neglected to do what you set out to do.  Gnawing at you because you became so easily distracted from something that would have been so easy to do and put aside.  Take that times three and you have a lot of nervous energies locked up inside.”

That strikes me about right.  I have about three things in my mind that I keep saying I need to do.  I think about doing them rather than do them.  Not a smart move, and as it stockpiles it becomes a problem.  Okay.  I get it.

(I stop and do two of those three pending actions.  Pause, and then do the third.)

“Lord, I feel much better.  Much better.  It really made a difference to get those simple little tasks done and out of my head.”  I’m actually feeling so rested now I could go and take a nap!

(So I did.  A 30 minute nap time.)

I’m in awe of how such little things can rob me of energy to tend to more meaningful and important activities.  I realize this has been happening a lot with me lately.  This is a small thing that can make a huge difference!