Pressed for time

“Be kind whenever possible; and it is always possible.”

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Maybe it's just me.

With Yom Kippur just a few hours away, I am truly feeling the pressure of not allowing myself enough time to prepare.

Part of the problem is that tonight begins the first of the 2 adult education classes I am teaching this semester.

Right smack in the middle of my evening tonight, I certainly won't have those few hours after dinner and before bed that I count on for "me" time.

Given that I work for what is basically a Jewish institution, I seem to be the only person who is focused on the Yom Tov and not the normal daily schedule.

Everytime I say something to someone their response is always "oh yeah...you're right!".

Is it just me?

Added to all of this is my families penchant for vegetarian foods over the traditional meals I have prepared in the past, I am completely unorganized when it comes to my shopping list.

So here's what I am dealing with:

A new cooking style

The nervous anticipation of the inaugural offering of my course

A full afternoon of driving

And multiple runs tomorrow including the last one of the day which won't get me home until 4 p.m.

Given that dinner has to get warmed up, and I need to be eating by 4:30 to be in shul by 5:30, it's understandable that I am feeling pressed for time.

DEEP BREATH TIME!

Somehow, it will come together.............it always does.