Changes in our lives can be overwhelming if we try to do too much at once.  Instead, try baby steps.

So many things change in our lives.  Some of them we have some control over, and others just happen to us.  Either way, changes can be stressful.  And the bigger they are, the more stressful they can be.  Graduation, marriage, having a baby, changing careers, buying a house; there are so many of them.

Sometimes, when these changes happen, we can get carried away trying to plan way too far in advance.  When we do this, we let ourselves get overwhelmed by all that is happening.  Instead, try looking at what’s coming in the immediate future.  What do you have to do to prepare for this change in the next week?  What about the next month?  Can you look at the next three months without it swamping you?

Pick a time frame that is manageable for you, and focus only on that time frame.  All of a sudden, it makes a huge change seem a lot more like a series of small changes, and that is much easier to deal with.