Tomorrow

I have to admit, I was tempted. Yes, indeed! There I was on the mountain top and the enemy came seductively dressed as a clock to say, "hey little one, cutie pie, you don't have to write your blog tonight...yes, you didn't do it last night...so what difference does another night make? Go on, do it ....tomorrow." TOMORROW!!!! As in "on the morning" as in "on the never". Loooord!!! So, I rebuke the enemy , "Get thee behind me, ye vile spirit of laziness and postponement...it shall be done today!!!" Live in the present...hope for the future. Okay, so here I am. And let me just add this: you know, I do get overwhelmed. Yes, indeed I do. I get overwhelmed by the thoughts that race through my mind as I contemplate the vast matter occupying my cerebrum, thoughts falling over themselves to be poured through my fingers on the keyboard or page, if I were writing by pen...a mental flood...no dam, no dam, it's too much! Even at this moment, there is so much that I want to write about: from a case I encountered in clinic regarding the possibility of an STD and pregnancy in a bisexual teenager who seems to be totally clueless of the consequences of her actions, despite my best efforts to preach the good news of closing her legs and opening her mind while trying to appear cool and hip, but feeling like a grandmother approaching a computer for the first time - what tha what? Then, there is my experience of every time I think I know the answer, I am reminded I know nothing...especially when it comes to judging others, like today at women's bible study when...Then, my conversation with a new friend I made in the hospital regarding approaching my job as my ministry. Which will open the can of worms of my journey to finding my purpose and what that's all about. Which is related to the discussion on entrepreneurship vs employment. Which has to do with the concept of setting goals: what mine are and should I even set them if I'm trusting God with my life, its ins and outcomes? Then there's the bucket list and the things I want to learn and do. Don't forget we are supposed to delve in the many layers of my first post about my brother's graduation, as well as explore the concept of procrastination a little further (I did some reading - brought up a few issues)

SO WHERE DO I START????!!!!!! And don't say, "just pick one and take it from there..." Then, I worry that I will never get to all the others and I will be missing something and life will keep happening and stuff will keep occurring which will need to be written about and I will never catch up and I w*&%$#@$^^@!%^&*^%$^&^^%%%%^^&&...............................

deep breath

Peace be still

my soul quieten within me
allow the rain fall in elegant drops
wave after wave let it come in
to clean and to moisten
make new make soft make strong
the spirit that was restless
wounded
crying
let the rain fall in elegant drops
with purpose with delight
wave after wave
determined to get to the root
and make growth an eventuality
my growth a reality
new, clean, strong
my spirit
at peace

Every now and then, one needs a reminder to calm the frack down. I just wrote this poem. Coincidentally, it's raining outside. His peace He gave to me, His peace he leaves me. I receive that peace and now, I shall exercise one day at a time, one thing at a time, one blog at a time, one word at a time.

Suffice it for now to rant. Let me know ideas you have to address this matter, if it should even be address or simply explored or........

As I research relevant pictures to post on this blog, I came across 2 inspiring blogs: 1. do the most important thing first. ask yourself daily, "what 3 things can I do today to have the greatest impact on my....?" and you can ask what is the one thing you can do to have the greatest impact on a specific area of life: relationships, academics, community service, work, business, spirituality, health, wealth, etc? A second blog addressed the question, "what do you do when you know what to do but don' t want to do it?" Do it anyway.

What 3 things can you do today to have the greatest impact in your life? What specific area of your life?