After several days of silence, it's fitting that this entry should be about doing something--especially as I haven't done much of anything lately. Oh, I have excuses. After hosting a conference all weekend, working extra shifts at work Monday and Tuesday, and my thesis defense last week, it's perfectly "acceptable" that I haven't been that productive lately.
Um, sorry, but it's not.
I have a bit of a lazy streak which interacts with my perfectionist tendencies in an odd way--I'll go through a flurry of activity, then spend days (or even weeks) being downright vegetative. Maybe I'll spend a few hours playing a computer game or watching classic TV shows on my computer. Maybe I'll read or stare at my pile of laundry, wishing it to magically do itself. The past few days, not much has been accomplished. I could have, should have done a lot of things. But, again, I have excuses. I'm tired. I'm needing "a break." I'm stressed out. I'm recuperating.
God's not happy with this, however. He gave me so many abilities, so many gifts, and even one day without doing something is a waste of time. Granted, He doesn't expect me to be a 24/7 whirling dervish; He doesn't expect me to be a couch potato, either.
This entry is a reminder to all of us: stop making excuses. We're lazy, we know it, and we need help to change. Today is not over yet. Make it worth something. Check something off the list besides "take a break." Challenge yourself to make today a day that you won't regret.
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