Thursday, June 02, 2005
Going through a dry spell
I missed my nightly blog entry last night. The time was eaten by researching on eBay, and by the time I finished, I was way too tired to come up with anything interesting. The sad part of it is that now, tonight, I can't remember what worthwhile info I got from that research.
It's been a dry spell for the past week or so. Highlights have been few and time has flown away without the productivity I would have liked. I think I'm getting into a pattern where I'm trying to be "the guy who makes everything work" at home. Somebody needs to be picked up? Jeff to the rescue! Somebody's time needs to be juggled to make sure the car is available at the various times that each person needs it? Jeff will make the sacrifice.
I can't blame anyone else. I'm doing it to myself—choosing to fill my life with "things that need to be done" so that no one else is inconvenienced instead of what I need to do most—build my business and our family income.
I could easily fill all of tomorrow already with tasks and errands that this person or that would like me to run for them or with them—which would add up to another unproductive day.
Even a full day's work in the office felt unproductive today because some decisions there that I thoroughly disagree with.
It seems everywhere I turn lately, my life is filled with situations where I'm feeling backed into corners. So what does it mean?
I'm convinced that we are wherever we are in life because God wants us at that very place at that very moment. And when the place we are in life has a particular problem coming at us from every angle, it's God's way of saying, "Hey, wake up. You've got a problem not with your situation, but with yourself. Face it and do something about it."
In other words, Jeff has to learn not to be "the guy who makes everything work out." Setting limits is important—and healthy for everyone involved. Standing up and saying, "Sorry, I can't do that for you; you'll have to find another way," has always been a weak spot for me. But it's something I'll have to spend some time with in the coming days. It's healthy for my business. It's healthy for me. And it's healthy for my family.
Jeff
I missed my nightly blog entry last night. The time was eaten by researching on eBay, and by the time I finished, I was way too tired to come up with anything interesting. The sad part of it is that now, tonight, I can't remember what worthwhile info I got from that research.
It's been a dry spell for the past week or so. Highlights have been few and time has flown away without the productivity I would have liked. I think I'm getting into a pattern where I'm trying to be "the guy who makes everything work" at home. Somebody needs to be picked up? Jeff to the rescue! Somebody's time needs to be juggled to make sure the car is available at the various times that each person needs it? Jeff will make the sacrifice.
I can't blame anyone else. I'm doing it to myself—choosing to fill my life with "things that need to be done" so that no one else is inconvenienced instead of what I need to do most—build my business and our family income.
I could easily fill all of tomorrow already with tasks and errands that this person or that would like me to run for them or with them—which would add up to another unproductive day.
Even a full day's work in the office felt unproductive today because some decisions there that I thoroughly disagree with.
It seems everywhere I turn lately, my life is filled with situations where I'm feeling backed into corners. So what does it mean?
I'm convinced that we are wherever we are in life because God wants us at that very place at that very moment. And when the place we are in life has a particular problem coming at us from every angle, it's God's way of saying, "Hey, wake up. You've got a problem not with your situation, but with yourself. Face it and do something about it."
In other words, Jeff has to learn not to be "the guy who makes everything work out." Setting limits is important—and healthy for everyone involved. Standing up and saying, "Sorry, I can't do that for you; you'll have to find another way," has always been a weak spot for me. But it's something I'll have to spend some time with in the coming days. It's healthy for my business. It's healthy for me. And it's healthy for my family.
Jeff
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