Day 165 - Perspective

In church it was mentioned that when you get discouraged you tend to lose your perspective. I feel like I have been a bit discouraged and a lot distracted lately. I was in this great place, mapping out what I wanted to do with my life and where I thought God was pointing me and then I just let it fall to the wayside. I know that we tend to do that. We constantly try to take care of the daily needs and the bustle of every day life first instead of working on our own purpose and passions.

I read this in a book last night, "Most people don't think in terms of minutes," says Alan Lakein, president of the only company in America devoted exclusively to time-management. "They waste all the minutes. Nor do they think in terms of their whole life. They operate in the mid-range of hours or days. So they start over again every week, and spend another chunk unrelated to their lifetime goals. They are doing a random walk through life, moving without getting anywhere." from The Gentle Ways of the Beautiful Woman by Anne Ortlund

I feel like I need to stop and center myself again. I need to stop getting lost in our busy life and our circumstances and I need to get busy living, trying and existing. I need to jump back on the path I started on, the path that will make this whole journey make sense. So that is what I am going to do this week. I am going to find time for myself and for God, to figure out where I want to go and how I can get there. It will definitely be time well spent and I know it will keep me focused and less discouraged. It is time to get my perspective back.