The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People found its way back into my life recently.
I believe that God puts things in our paths when He wants us to learn something. So, um, about a month ago, while I was cleaning out the trunk of my car, there it was. Staring at me. I thought I gave it to Goodwill, but apparently God felt I needed it more. So I read it. Slowly. And lowandbehold, it made sense this time!
I started this blog to record my semi-successful OCD thwarting efforts, remember how much fun my life is, and track the progress of operation-find-a-husband. Oh, and because I like to write. Once upon a time, I was actually quite good at it. Sadly, as soon as school started and physical therapy continued and the new seasons of Teen Mom and Jersey Shore came on and the budget got tighter and my best friend go married and... you get the point, my beloved writing project became a side note. I never dreamed that my new best friend Steve (when you've spent this much time with one author and his book, it is acceptable to be on a first name basis) would support my rambling efforts in the blogosphere; but apparently, I'm sharpening the saw!
There is so much about this little blog that makes me happy! I love writing creatively. There is amazing gratification for writing to an audience in whose real lives I don't exist. I love reading other people's musing about lives that I otherwise know nothing about. I love looking at the statistics and see that someone actually (well, maybe) read MY writing! Despite the overwhelming positives, blogging and all of the joy it brings, it turns out, has the surprisingly easy ability to get swallowed by helter-skelter urgency of life, but I've been reminded that it doesn't have to be this way.
And so The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People have found a way back into my life. I have spent some time learning. I am committed. Now, I must do. I will start with the end in mind (habit 2) and work first to sharpen the saw (habit 7), because its become quite clear that when life is allowed to take over one's life, it is one's self that suffers most.
Thank you for reading, you make me smile!
So, now my question. What do you do to recharge your batteries, and no, I don't really think that Jersey Shore counts for you either!
