Sick

Being sick is not fun. It's even worse when it's your own fault. 

I've had a cold the past couple of days and it's primarily because, as my wife loves to point out, I do too much sometimes. This is more than likely true.

I love what I get to do on a daily basis. I love working with students, going out my way to shine a light in whatever way I can and seeing them grow up to become awesome people of God.I love dreaming and building ideas, being the best father I can be, and spending the mornings and evenings with my best friend, my wife.

But I also love other things too. I love playing slide guitar and making up songs. I love working out and riding my bike. I love taking walks with my dog. I love shooting baskets on an hoop as long as I have a ball for hours and hours. And love reading and most definitely writing-whether that be writing books or poems or blogs. 

But the problem is, there aren't enough hours in the day. Sometimes I try to do it all. And this usually brings me to the point that I get myself sick. I do so much that I forget to take care of myself.

Which is where I have been all weekend and today. At home with a stupid cold, sick. 

What I need to learn and know is that I cannot do it all. There are times for certain things but not times for EVERYTHING. 

So if you're like me and you want to do it all or you have the aspirations to, take strides in this race of life step by step instead of sprinting all at once. 

This helps to take care of yourself. In doing this, it will help ensure that you will still have a 'self' around longer to accomplish and do what it is you feel led to accomplish and do. Those things won't get done by you if there's a healthy you isn't around in the first place.

So go for it all. But do so step by step and pace yourself so that YOU may finish the race along with what you feel led to do.