The Buzz
Late last night I was driving home from work when I had this overwhelming feeling being trapped. It was a feeling of being held down or restricted. In a process of trying to figure out what was causing this feeling I started to review my day. That soon led to a review of the past several days.
I was tired when I woke up. I have felt that way the past several mornings. I guess I have been staying up later than I should. My body is trying to tell me something. Anyway, being tired made it harder to get out of bed. It was so much easier to just hit snooze and shut my eyes. It would have even easier to just turn off the alarm and forget about getting up.
Of course the latter did not happen. I did get up late however. From that point on the morning was a rush. I scrambled to get myself ready while doing what I could to encourage my children to do the same. The did not feel the same sense of urgency which made it harder to maintain my level of patience. When all was said and done we were all late.
Work was about the same. Due to financial challenges, the Queen and I have decided that we need to spend a little extra time making money. I think I have mentioned that she gets up early to pick up shifts or stays up later at night doing the same. I am going in early or staying late when I can. Some of our work days are 12 or more hours long.
By the time I get home, I am exhausted. I usually grab a bite to eat and head for bed or make sure the children are in bed and then head for bed. It is more times than not, later than I would like to go to bed, but that is OK. I am doing what I need to be doing.
Now, back to my feeling. I realized last night how easy it is to get caught up in this buzz of life. It is very easy to skip some of the important things, personal prayer, family prayer, scripture study, family home evening, and just finding out what is happening in the lives of my loved ones.
Don't get caught doing it. You must keep those priorities high on your list of things to do. The Lord will take care of the rest.
I was tired when I woke up. I have felt that way the past several mornings. I guess I have been staying up later than I should. My body is trying to tell me something. Anyway, being tired made it harder to get out of bed. It was so much easier to just hit snooze and shut my eyes. It would have even easier to just turn off the alarm and forget about getting up.
Of course the latter did not happen. I did get up late however. From that point on the morning was a rush. I scrambled to get myself ready while doing what I could to encourage my children to do the same. The did not feel the same sense of urgency which made it harder to maintain my level of patience. When all was said and done we were all late.
Work was about the same. Due to financial challenges, the Queen and I have decided that we need to spend a little extra time making money. I think I have mentioned that she gets up early to pick up shifts or stays up later at night doing the same. I am going in early or staying late when I can. Some of our work days are 12 or more hours long.
By the time I get home, I am exhausted. I usually grab a bite to eat and head for bed or make sure the children are in bed and then head for bed. It is more times than not, later than I would like to go to bed, but that is OK. I am doing what I need to be doing.
Now, back to my feeling. I realized last night how easy it is to get caught up in this buzz of life. It is very easy to skip some of the important things, personal prayer, family prayer, scripture study, family home evening, and just finding out what is happening in the lives of my loved ones.
Don't get caught doing it. You must keep those priorities high on your list of things to do. The Lord will take care of the rest.
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