I also sometimes wander in my goals. I have set for myself some pretty specific and lofty goals, but sometimes I get distracted by other things. This week, I got pretty distracted by a really cool idea one of my buddies had. Like, it is a really cool idea. And I convinced myself that it was somehow part of my goals. So, I called my old man to tell him about the idea and he repeated his advice, "Hold the line." He also warned against "chasing shiny objects." (ADD....what?) At first I was ticked and thought he should go fly a kite. Then, I went to class on Thursday.
Admittedly, I was pretty bored during the class. There was nothing "shiny" or exciting. I caught myself thinking multiple times, "I already know all this. Tell me something new!" But then I had this realization that it was these "boring" principles that would keep me on track to the goals I have set.
I guess that is my "now what" for this week. Hold the line. Stick to the basics. Even if they are boring. And don't chase shiny objects.
Rock on.
Nyal
Aren't dad's great? My dad has always done the same thing for me - gently pushed me back on the course I know I'm supposed to be on, but tend to stray away from every now and again. The "boring" principles you mentioned sound a lot like the "primary answers" we hear in church every single week - I guess they actually are important principles to know!
ReplyDeleteI tend to think those same thoughts like why did I even come to class, or all the other things that I need to be working on. But these are the basic principles we need to implement in our lives and we need to hear them over and over again until we actually start applying them.
ReplyDeleteI think "shiny objects" are so appealing to us because we have a tendency to get tired of what we already have or what we are already doing/ In reality this is not bad, and is actually what I would say is normal, but sometimes when we see that we are getting caught up in all the new "shiny things" we need to take a step back and see how we got to where we are, and most of the time we have what we have by doing the boring things that are necessary, but these things are just that..... necessary.
ReplyDelete