my parents always say you have money for what you want to have money for, and i tend to agree. and i even think you have time for what you want to have time for, love for who you want to have love for, and kindness for people you want to show kindness towards.
if i were to walk by a homeless person who asked me if i had a buck and i said, "no, sorry." chances are, i really didn't have the desire to engage him long enough to either search for one or give him anything else i realistically have the capacity to give him - like love, kindness, generosity in the form of a sandwich or a bottle of water.
what is with our obsession with saying we "don't have ____"? do we find pride in packed schedules, "empty" wallets, rude & rushed interactions?
we've all had the friend who says "no" to everything. no fun. but we've also all had the friend who says "yes" to everything and should have just said no. how do we pinpoint the balance between the two extremes and still leave room for God & others to speak into the busyness that is monday - monday?
my dad mentioned this in a blog of his a while back and i loved it. "don't be typical. say YES to a bunch of stuff."
i get it. there are times in my life where i feel out of control of my yes's and no's and that my weeks have already started months before the monday in question. but overall, my planning is my choice. and your planning is your choice.
make space for community. make space for yourself. your marriage. your family. your music, painting, reading, writing, sewing. spend a lot of your time capitol on these things, because they're worthy investments.
preachin' to the choir.
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