| Thursday, October 11, 2007 |
| Rocks and sand |
I changed my blog layout. I don't really know why ... I want to look for some new, fun layouts online, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
It's been a while since I've posted. I have been feeling pretty overwhelmed with a lot of things - and haven't been home much. I'm trying to find the balance between having fun and getting things accomplished that I need to. It seems like such a redundant problem, too, but somehow I haven't fixed it yet. In fact, I've been feeling very tired too - and I know it's a result of just being "on the go" so much.
When I was living in Philly, I didn't have all these committments - no church things, not a whole lot of friends, and not a whole lot of time. I knew that my time would be filled with studying, and I was ok with that. Most of the time, I would get as much studying done as I could, eat, go to the gym, and spend time with Jesus. That's all my life consisted of for two years. It was what I was expecting, and it was good. I grew a lot in my relationship with the Lord. He taught me a lot, and I loved it.
But since I've been back here, I guess my mindset has been that I no longer have all those responsibilities. In fact, I never exercise anymore and don't spend the time with God that I need to. I haven't been writing in my "spiritual journal" because I don't have time. Studying medical stuff, while I know it's important, never happens. PAs are required to have 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education every two years. I have been working for a year, and I have 4 hours of CME. I just haven't put any priority on it, and I know I need to.
What can I change? I am reminded of an illustration I've heard in the past, where you have a bucket and two ways to fill it up. You can put in a whole bunch of sand and then fill the rest with rocks. (Sand being the less important things and the rocks symbolizing the necessities of life). OR you can put the rocks in first, and fill the cracks in with sand. Most likely, you end up with a lot of the sand either way, but you have a lot fewer rocks if the sand is filling up the bucket first.
I feel like that is my life. I have been having a lot of fun, hanging out with people a lot and doing things ... and I'm afraid to compromise and be disciplined, because then I won't have as much fun. But I bet that I would feel a lot more satisfied and happy if I made sure to put the priorities first and fill the rest in with fun.
Maybe I need some accountability. Maybe I should ask some people that I trust and respect to help me be more disciplined. Any thoughts? :) |
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Ma’am,
It’s amazing what I come across clicking on links from other people’s blogs. I could write a book on this. I deal with people from a leadership, mentorship and perhaps even tormentorship perspective all the time.
I am assuming you are a born again Christian when I write this, and that is the perspective I am trying to provide and it’s EXTREMELY ABBREVIATED.
1. Simply put, you are growing up ( not lazy), and God is attempting to build you into something. It’s evident in your thought process from this post.
2. What’s your plan? Do you know where you want to be with your life in a few years, perhaps 5? (i.e. do you plan for finances, education, work advancement and your faith…etc. etc.) Missionaries sometimes call it a vision….other folks get hung up on Matthew 6:34.
3. Have you set goals to help you complete your plan? Sometimes called milestones. i.e. 2 hrs of CME a month or whatever a realistic goal is, or pay off your student loans a certain date, or whatever the case is as you progress in your plan.
4. Have you ever thought of having a routine? I realize I don’t know your work schedule, but I have done shift type work in the past for several years and despite that was able to set a routine. In essence, what is your plan each day? Do you even know what you need to accomplish during the day from a repetitive perspective as it relates to #2 and #3?
5. On stewardship…Do you know how to be wise with what God has given you? When you are wise & faithful with a little, God provides more….and I don’t mean just money….but time, experience….and ultimately satisfaction. I even teach this to non-Christian troops and it works! Plus it goes without saying, if you take time for Christ first when you get up in the morning, the rest will fall in line. (3 stewards).
6. Compromise to be disciplined? Do you really think you will be happy in the long term if you allow yourself to get caught up in having to much “fun” near term at the expense of your future? I am not saying be a stick in the mud either though.
These are the things you ought to be praying about. Don’t wake up a couple years from now just to realize that you wasted all that time God has provided for you. (Prov 6:6-11, and Luke 16)
The key words I saw you use in your last sentence….Self Discipline…..
Just the world according to Dave….sorry for such a long post.
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Ma’am,
It’s amazing what I come across clicking on links from other people’s blogs. I could write a book on this. I deal with people from a leadership, mentorship and perhaps even tormentorship perspective all the time.
I am assuming you are a born again Christian when I write this, and that is the perspective I am trying to provide and it’s EXTREMELY ABBREVIATED.
1. Simply put, you are growing up ( not lazy), and God is attempting to build you into something. It’s evident in your thought process from this post.
2. What’s your plan? Do you know where you want to be with your life in a few years, perhaps 5? (i.e. do you plan for finances, education, work advancement and your faith…etc. etc.) Missionaries sometimes call it a vision….other folks get hung up on Matthew 6:34.
3. Have you set goals to help you complete your plan? Sometimes called milestones. i.e. 2 hrs of CME a month or whatever a realistic goal is, or pay off your student loans a certain date, or whatever the case is as you progress in your plan.
4. Have you ever thought of having a routine? I realize I don’t know your work schedule, but I have done shift type work in the past for several years and despite that was able to set a routine. In essence, what is your plan each day? Do you even know what you need to accomplish during the day from a repetitive perspective as it relates to #2 and #3?
5. On stewardship…Do you know how to be wise with what God has given you? When you are wise & faithful with a little, God provides more….and I don’t mean just money….but time, experience….and ultimately satisfaction. I even teach this to non-Christian troops and it works! Plus it goes without saying, if you take time for Christ first when you get up in the morning, the rest will fall in line. (3 stewards).
6. Compromise to be disciplined? Do you really think you will be happy in the long term if you allow yourself to get caught up in having to much “fun” near term at the expense of your future? I am not saying be a stick in the mud either though.
These are the things you ought to be praying about. Don’t wake up a couple years from now just to realize that you wasted all that time God has provided for you. (Prov 6:6-11, and Luke 16)
The key words I saw you use in your last sentence….Self Discipline…..
Just the world according to Dave….sorry for such a long post.