My major goof last year, former procrastinators, was not actually writing as much as I should have during the routine time slot I reserved for writing. I respected the routine time (no other appointments), but did not steadily take the next step to fill the time with writing as I should have day after day….
Happy New Year, former procrastinators! Be refreshed and encouraged. One way to do that is to review our last year’s methods and results so we go forward more wisely. Military pilots debrief their missions. They evaluate themselves but they also get evaluations from others around the table who review what was right, what went wrong,…
“I just want my life to count!” Is this your heart cry, former procrastinators? It’s certainly mine. It’s one reason I was plagued by the regret procrastination caused. I didn’t get around to things I thought were significant. Determining priorities and building them into our routines so we actually give them attention takes away regret…
Does the name Stretch Armstrong ring a bell with any of you former procrastinators? Stretch came to our house as a gift to our son. He was a muscular looking figure about 15 inches high, blond, tan and had a big grin on his face. His arms extended straight out to each side. Stretch had…
Do you ever feel frustrated, former procrastinators, because daily survival overcomes all else and you never get to the other things you sense the Lord prompting you to do? I do, and it makes me feel sad and guilty. Want to sing in a choir? Take sailing lessons? Go overseas with a mission organization? These…
Boy, did I have alligators to whack, former procrastinators, when our kiddos were students. Sadly, I pointed them into alligator-infested waters too. I thought if we scheduled tightly and worked harder, we could manage to do everything we wanted to do. So wrong. I admired parents who told their children each of them could have…
Our September focus, former procrastinators, is priorities. Yep, determining priorities comes before setting up routine. However, we were looking at the start of school and we all need to get out the door for something. So we got that ball rolling. Priorities are the most important things for us to do, a limited number of…
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
. . . you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:9-10