Over the past few weeks, my
workload has been significant. I’ve had long hours at the office. My startup
has been fed only by my ability to double dip tasks for which I have little
time. My schoolwork reading and video watching is largely done on the can. I
find myself mining precious minutes out of every day. Now, what I’m doing with
those minutes is that which I really am most proud. I’m spending them with my
children.
This past
week, I was able to make it to my eldest son’s drum lesson on Tuesday. I took
my youngest daughter to get a full Irish breakfast last Saturday (she wouldn’t
even taste the blood pudding). I even found a few minutes to take a nap with my
youngest son today and took a ride with my college age daughter to get dog food
in the next town so we could discuss her future plans and I could dispense
unwanted advice.
I even got in
a date with the wife on Friday night. She was impressed. At times, the weight
of the burdens we carry can be daunting. I have found out something rather
interesting, in this regard. You don’t have to necessarily hoist the whole
world, you just need to keep it of the ground.
Sometimes,
you do enough in one aspect of your life so that you can do your best in
another. I have never and likely will never have the energy to give 100% in
every aspect of my life, so I prioritize. Proverbs 16:32 teaches: “He that is
slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he
that taketh a city.” If I can devote my best to the important things, the rest of
my concerns can and will take care of themselves. It’s sort of mind over
matter. I won’t mind, because to me, it won’t matter.
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