Motivation

This has been one of those weeks where I've done some growing, tried some new things that worked out. I love those times. I like to learn new things, but to be happy, I have to be good at those things. And beginners aren't usually good. Most things take practice and stick-to-it-ive-ness in order to be really successful.

This week, I cooked. I don't cook. This week, I cooked 5 nights out of 7. I cooked new things and they were edible and I call that success.

I tried the American Christian Writers meeting and it was fabulous, so much fun. Of course, the idea that they also meet to critique writing causes me to pause. Memories of my Creative Writing course at Ouachita rear up...I never wanted a class to end as badly as I wanted that one to be over, not even Finance, Economics, or Statistics. And it wasn't the writing. It was the class critique, which was always good but also always had the threat of being not-so-good. And I think if you write, criticism follows (not sure, but I think that's how it's supposed to work, right? Maybe I should rethink this goal!), but that's a worry for some other time. Let's see if I actually get anything written first.

And at our time management Lunch & Learn, I realized that I could do the things I want to do, the things that are a part of my purpose. There is really nothing holding me back. The biggest obstacle: time wasters. I've got to get control of my time wasters. And I'm motivated right now. Maybe I'll try to work on that this weekend, but I really like those time wasters so it's going to take some prayer! So this is another question of focus, keeping my eyes on where I'm going and waving off distractions...yep, gonna take some prayer.

Hebrews 12

1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.