| — | Quote by Will Smith pulled from this video post. |
| — | St. Augustine |
Its amazing how much life as you know it really does change when you have a baby. Pre-baby and pre-marriage, I was known to be in front of my laptop for business and/or personal reasons pretty much until I went to bed at night.
After-marriage and pre-baby, I decided to make a conscious effort to put the computer and work responsibilities away by 7pm at the latest. Obviously, if I was negotiating a contract or had to take an important client call later at night, I would but I did my damnedest to focus on time away from work.
As recently as early January I espoused to incorporate some of the 4 hour work week principles into my daily business routine. I wanted to be more efficient and effective by focusing strictly on the priorities and working fewer hours.
Well, I may not have found the key to the 4 hour work week, I but sure found the key to the 4 hour work day. The recipe calls for having a baby, working from home and trying to be a great dad and husband all while running a business at the same time.
I have been tracking my time the past 3 weeks to get a feel for the amount of uninterrupted time that I am able to devote exclusively to business development and activity. Its less than stellar. Im now forced to work when I can, most notably when its quiet, like right now at a quarter to eleven at night.
Pre-baby-me would have been dead asleep by now or reading in bed ready to pull the plug on the day. Daddy-me is trying to play catch up while the munchkin sleeps and before she wakes up for her next feeding. I could try to sleep myself but this feels more productive.
Finding my way and learning to swim up river until the current subsides a little.
This seems to be becoming a Thursday afternoon ritual. Giving mommy a little time off. (Taken with instagram)
Matthew Kelly is one of, if not my favorite author and speaker. If you scroll through these pages you will see numerous references to his book, The Rhythm of Life, (my all-time favorite) along with quotes and nuggets I have pulled from his work. I’m currently reading another book of his, Rediscovering Catholicism, and came across this passage today that resonated with me.
I am more intimately aware than ever before that we all waste life. We waste it one day at a time, a day here and a day there. We waste some days caught up in unforgiveness, and we waste other days immersed in frivolous and irresponsible activities.
Life is passing us by. Life is wonderful but brief, and yet, filled with unimaginable potential. Within each of us, there is a light. It is the light of God, and when it shines, it reflects not only the wonder of God, but also the greatness of human spirit. We live in difficult times. I pray that we never become fearful, but rather, that we turn our focus to nurturing the light within us. I hope that we allow the light within us to be nourished and to grow. Darkness has one enemy that it can never defeat - light.
Let your light shine!
