I used to love sleep. I believed in going to bed around 9pm and waking up at 5am (cause I HAVE to see the sunrise). Others I know would be up until all hours of the night, 3am and 4am, however could easily sleep until noon. We’re both getting the same amount of sleep, just on different schedules. So the real question is what is being accomplished when we’re awake.
People spend at least a third of their waking hours at work. In most instances, this is a job they either don’t like, do because they have for so long, or work out of necessity. Personal time is further limited when spouses (housework, yard work, dinner, etc.), children (homework, practices, lessons, etc.), and group commitments (birthday parties, sporting events, professional organizations, church ministries, volunteer work, etc.) are involved. By the way, did you notice how many times ‘work’ was attached to the other facets of the day?
Work in the traditional sense is removed when you love what you do. You love your children, so the things you do with them will be an opportunity to spend time with them. You love your spouse, so the things you do for them is to show them you care, give you an opportunity to learn them/grow with them. It is still work but you enjoy doing it and you would probably be miserable if it was all taken away from you. Most people strongly desire to find this pleasure in all their work, but seldom do. Are you doing what you are good at? Is your occupation that one job you would consider doing, even without pay, because it is what you love doing? What do you love to do?
When you find what drives you, what wakes you up in the middle of the night with a new idea, what makes sleep an accident (passing out from exhaustion), you will be on your way to maximizing your time, ability, and the opportunities around you. It may require you to spend more time than any job you've worked in your life. You may even find your self doing it as a volunteer with no tangible benefits to yourself. Does it sound like something worth searching for and having in your life? So what are you waiting for? Stop wasting time doing that which does not bring you joy and satisfaction.
My suggestion, seek your maker to reveal to you the God given talent that lies in you and when He reveals it to you… use it to bless others. In fact, sometimes it is revealed to us through our efforts to help someone else realize and accomplish their dreams.
-EyeSay
“Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.”
- Jim Rohn
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