Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! Let’s make THIS day a great one!
I want to share a couple of short thoughts/ideas with you this morning…
Wednesday was a long day! I was up at 3:00 a.m., did my normal morning routine of Bible Study, reading, note writing, and then workout. After showering and eating breakfast, I was at my Men’s Bible Study at 6:30 a.m. I was at work by 8:00, had several meetings, and by 2:00 p.m. was on my way to Memphis, TN for an event. I arrived in Memphis at 5:15 p.m., attended the event, and then went to our men’s basketball game which started at 7:00 p.m. Leaving the FedEx Forum at halftime, I was back in the truck and on the way home a little after 8:00 p.m. I arrived home a little after 11:00 p.m. Now, here is where it gets interesting…
I would usually stay on my normal routine, meaning I would have gone to bed and gotten up at 3:20 a.m. and went about my day…the best I could on 4ish hours of sleep. And, oh by the way, I had an event to go to last night! So, on Wednesday night, for whatever reason – perhaps Godly wisdom and discernment! – I decided I was going to do something different. I had no meetings yesterday until 11:30 a.m. so I decided I would just sleep until I woke up…no alarm. For me this is usually around 7 hours of sleep. I woke up around 6:30, let my colleagues know I would be coming to the office late yesterday morning, and then followed my normal morning routine. I arrived at the office a little after 9:30 a.m. And what happened? I thrived through the day! I was not exhausted, my mind was sharp, and I felt good! And the event last night? I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Somebody – besides me!!! 😊- needs to hear this; it is o.k. to take care of yourself! The folks at the office were just fine without me and, perhaps most importantly, they got a better version of me once I got there. I can’t tell you the countless number of times I had days like the one I outlined above, I still got up at 3:20 or so, and then survived it. That is no way to live! Yesterday I learned a valuable lesson, one that I will apply in the future. It is o.k. to take care of ourselves, to recognize we need rest, and then to actually do it.
One other little tidbit for you; yesterday a colleague shot me a text asking me to give her a call when I got a moment. When we got on the phone, she stated we hadn’t seen each other all week, hadn’t had a chance to visit, and she just wanted to know how I was doing and how my week was going…that was it!!! She didn’t have any questions, and she didn’t want anything from me. She simply wanted to talk to me and see how I was doing. I can’t begin to tell you how much that phone call meant to me. It genuinely touched my heart.
Here is the lesson, Friends; we don’t have to make grand gestures to touch a heart or to make a difference. Something as little as a phone call to just see how someone is doing, to see how their day/week is going, can make a profound difference…it did for me! Let’s not let those countless opportunities pass.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well!
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