So my friend Danielle and I have registered for several long bike rides and been wanting to do a century ride for over a year. Well there is one within driving distance the same weekend that we were planning on doing a half marathon. Well we finally decided that we would do the century bike ride because we can always run 13 miles on our own but probably would not just bike 100 miles by ourselves. We have also decided to do a half ironman in March and I have a marathon in December and January that I am training for. Well in addition to the training required for these events, I work full time and I am taking 2 classes for my PhD. So my schedule is kinda booked. I travel a lot and always seem to be on the go. My friends tell me that they are already tried just hearing half of what I got going on for the week. The thing is, I do not view it that way. My lifestyle seems normal to me but I constantly find myself struggling with the fact that I have so much going on. But today I am wondering do I get frustrated with myself for committing to these actives because I really should be focusing on other things like school, my relationship with God or am I letting the opinions of other people influence what I think I should be doing. The fact is that I have always had a busy schedule and have successfully earned my BS and ME in civil engineering and I am getting all my assignments done currently. If this is the case, then why I am always telling myself that I shouldn’t do things that I truly enjoy and bring joy to my life if in reality I am handling everything just fine?