I’ve been on the road the last month working with a few veteran nonprofits. Meeting amazing people and hearing their stories fuels my passion!
There is a significant amount of work to catch up on around the house and my wife and children require adequate attention. How often do we sacrifice our families for career goals or personal desires? I spoke to a couple friends recently that work themselves silly and it reminds me to keep my priorities straight. The only thing that has lasting value in this life is relationships.
Who should you call today?
Reach out to someone and make a meaningful connection.
My daughter starts high school (in person) this morning and I am very proud of the responsible young woman she is! My sons have chosen cyber school this year which I find to be a unique opportunity to spend time with and teach them life skills. Getting middle school boys to hold themselves to a high academic standard can be challenging and with so many distractions at home we will have to structure things and supervise to ensure success.
I have personal projects that are long over due and ones not yet started that I thought would’ve been completed four years ago. I must live with intentionality and extirpate the fruitless practices in my day. I have made promises to my wife and children that must be fulfilled. A question we should all ponder:
How often and how much time do I spend ignoring the ones I love, my greatest earthly assets, to do pointless and mind-numbing activities?
This is by no means to say that self care is selfish. We must be rested and in the right state of mind to our best selves for others. Self care must be done intentionally and with respect to an honest evaluation of our needs and the preparation of upcoming tasks.
“A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.” Luke 6:45
We have to fill ourselves up with the right things in order to give grace, mercy, and love to everyone else.
The Way Forward
Chad Hiser and I are working with a few other strategic partners on some new ideas to reach veterans. Chad will be joining MG as a monthly columnist.
Dustoff Doc is currently in medical school but will be publishing an article in the near future.
As much as I would like Misty to write more, she has started her final year of law school and has to concentrate her efforts there. I’m hoping to persuade her after this semester ends.
There are lots of articles in the works and I’m excited to expand the types of content we will be presenting. Subscribe now and never miss a post!
-DREW OUT!
agoh7872
August 28, 2020 03:20Love the pictures of Ritter! Work/family balance is tough, but can be done. I find they go hand in hand.
P.J. Hughes
August 27, 2020 06:23Great article Drew.. A very thought provoking question. One that requires tremendous courage to assess correctly and answer honestly. We often avoid the mirrors because we don’t like the reflection. Honest self assessment is a real bear.
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August 27, 2020 08:31Going through the Mighty Oaks program caused me to look at the excess in my life and want to trim the fat even further than I had before. I’m cutting out some good goals to focus on the GREAT ones. We need to create margin in life so that we can respond appropriately rather than react spastically.
If you have trouble performing an HONEST self assessment, you need to ask tough friends who shoot you straight to help. It is far better to pay in pain up front than to live with regret for the rest of your life.