{"id":10943,"date":"2019-09-09T04:20:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T09:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10943"},"modified":"2019-09-09T04:20:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T09:20:21","slug":"the-art-and-blessing-of-compartmentalizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10943","title":{"rendered":"The Art and Blessing of Compartmentalizing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I learned the art of compartmentalizing from my husband. I remember when were lying in bed at night, I would bring up something unpleasant or negative and my wise AND romantic husband would say: “Not in this room. Not now. Save it for tomorrow and we’ll talk about it then.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My son is a very busy husband, father and business owner. Long ago, I learned how he strategically departmentalized his life. While having his “father” hat on, he is all-in at his boys’ games or events. His phone is not his priority. At work, unless its an emergency, he won’t be distracted from his business. And, I watch him take his wife out on their date night and he only has eyes for her. He puts aside all other distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve become skilled in the art of compartmentalizing my life too. When I’m at church, my focus is on worship, praise and serving. When I’m playing a community game with friends, they have my undivided attention. When I’m care-giving my grands, they have my full attention — well, them and their animals. Last week, I was the speaker at an event. During the day, my thoughts, my actions and attention was on being in-sync with what I would share. No other distractions were allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve found that compartmentalizing helps me isolate that particular area of my life from all the other issues and\/or challenges I might have on my “to do” list or what I happen to be dealing with at the time. My blogging is an essential that I give full attention to. I protect that time with diligence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even as a busy, overloaded multi-tasking mom or dad, we can still determine to focus on the one thing at hand, like the drive to school \u2013 conversing and making every moment count together in that car ride. At mealtime \u2013 giving each other full undivided attention. That\u2019s compartmentalizing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point is, there will be an end to a responsibility or project and we can close the chapter on it and proclaim “success”. There are always seasons in all of this. Times when family needs more attention, work, ministry, and play need more attention. And, yes, even when we need to get away and be alone for a period of time. But getting things done, over with, is best done with attention to compartments. Right now, I\u2019m in my Facebook and blogging compartment \u2013 one of my main compartments in each day. I\u2019ve learned to close one compartment and open another. I\u2019ve learned to say \u201cno\u201d to things that don\u2019t deserve a compartment. I\u2019m getting good at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Compartmentalizing is also helpful with stress and worries. That\u2019s one that tries to open up to me in the middle of the night. I don\u2019t welcome that compartment and I do my best to keep it closed and locked up. But when it does open up, I\u2019ve learned the best way to shut it down is to open up my \u201cThink on these good things” compartment from Philippians 4:8 “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s amazing the volume and quality of work, play and family and friends’ quality time we\u2019re able to have by staying focused on one compartment at a time. We think the notion of multi-tasking is a good thing, but honestly, only \u201clittle attention\u201d to the tasks produces little results. Compartmentalizing and giving each relationship and each task our best opens the way for the next success story in the next compartment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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