No, we aren't going to Cedar Point or Disney World! Isn't it funny how life is filled with extreme highs and lows though? Actually, it's not very funny at all, it's quite confusing. Although I went to bed in tears last night, they were tears of joy and happiness. I was on cloud nine because I knew that I had done something right, and that my hard work and dedication was going to help make the world a better place.
This morning I must have gotten up, exercised, and had the most productive day making the world better for the blind individuals that I work on behalf of...right? Wrong! I woke up this morning and felt like I had run a marathon in my sleep. I didn't feel good at all! I didn't want to get out of bed. Am I sick? I don't think so...it's some sort of burn out. I am 23 years old though, and shouldn't be burned out.
Creating a personal schedule is hard to do. Some people schedule too few things, while others are always over booked. Think about an airline, and the way they operate. If you are currently flying your planes at half capacity, you will not make enough money to operate. On the flipside, if you are always overbooked, and have to bump passengers to later flights, people will stop flying with you, and you will again not have the income required to operate successfully.
Life is the same way. If you are under scheduled, you get bored. Your energy level drops, and your production drops. If you are over scheduled though, you tend to not be able to take care of the things that are required of you. You may be involved in 5 post-work organizations, but you might forget about a meeting during the day. You may help organize an event that builds a house for a homeless family, while forgetting to plan your child's birthday party.
I am learning how tough it is to juggle these activities. I committed to launching my own non profit designed to help others, and I have really dropped the ball on some personal and professional responsabilities. The launch of Give Your Gifts is in three weeks. From that point forward, my new focus for GYG is going to be finding the support that would be required to allow us to hire someone to manage the organization. This is going to mean finding a person, persons, or company that is going to be able to contribute about $35,000.
I have really enjoyed reading some of the comments and emails that readers of this blog have been sending me, and I just ask that you continue to pray for me with this time struggle in particular! There is nothing that can change the world like prayer! I need to be reminded of that sometimes!
Have a great evening!
Joe
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I'll be praying for you, or at least I'll try to remember to pray for you daily. I too have trouble remembering the power of prayer. I'll have to post on that topic some time. I'm very shy at praying. I pray every night before I go to bed and talk to God about life's circumstances, but when it comes to praying out loud, I'm not so good at it. It just seems fake. I worry about what to say. I don't want to repeat what someone else said. I don't know what to say and when I do say something it feels fake. I guess it's something I'm going to have to pray to God about to get Him to help me to change.
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