What We're Doing Right....

You know, I'm glad I'm doing this...glad for my experiences Saturday (see post on Insanity), and glad for the chance to look back over the direction I'm going in and reflect on some things. In my last post, I talked about how if we want to be successful, then we need to do what successful people do...then I applied that to other things we want to be...responsible, adult-likes, saints of God...even just "normal". So let me look for a moment at what I'm doing:


My accountability partner is having me keep a planner. It may seem like a small step, but it's not. Since time-management: remembering commitments, and keeping track of dates/times is not one of my strong suits, this is a VERY positive, good thing. I've never been consistent with this before...so this is a first. Normal, responsible adults keep track of time and keep track of their commitments...so I guess it's about time.

First absolutely first time , I'm being CONSISTENT in my prayer and Bible reading, consistent in taking my medicine, and consistent in tending to my other responsibilities. It's these "little things"...the daily steps...that make the big picture. I'm finding that I can choose to be responsible in these small things, and that adds up to being a responsible person.

It is SO HARD to change habits...but "getting there" in life has a lot to do with choosing to practice successful daily habits. Words like "daily" and "consistent" have always had almost an ominous "out of my league" ring to them...but I'm finding that this has a whole lot more to do with going on feelings (what I may feel like at the time) and an immature tendency to let life happen instead of taking charge than I ever wanted to admit to myself. Even things like getting to work on time, getting my Sunday school lesson ready in advance...all these are areas that represent choices, forethought and a little planning, and practicing responsible habits.

SO what's all this means? It means that not only should we keep doing what we're doing, but that I need to add even more areas to my list. I need to be discussing this with my accountability partner...and exploring other areas of my life that need the help of better choices and habits. Frankly, I could get used to this business of feeling in control and on top of things.