Back to reality

Hello friends!
It has been quite a while...

We were on a cruise with our jeweler family, then away with our kids for spring break and then it was Easter.
I was actually unplugged for over two weeks!  Honestly, I loved it!

As much as I rely on technology for work, connections, relationships long distance....I would much rather not be!  It is so refreshing to wake up and not have anything beeping, buzzing, ringing, dinging or mechanically "talking" to you! 
I enjoyed the time away, but while we would think it would help us to come back refreshed, I sometimes have a really hard time re-inserting myself into real life. 
It's not that I don't like work, or that I don't like my work. I do.  I've always enjoyed having a lot to do and I very much love having the privilege of mentoring other women.  But I must confess, sometimes I am just lazy and would love to stay that way!

Proverbs 14:23 says "Work brings profit; talk brings poverty." Work is something that we have to actually do, not merely talk about in order for it to be beneficial~ to us and to others.

We are created to work and we all have unique talents and skills that we are meant to use in our work.  The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!  I am passionate about what I do and excited to share my gifts and experiences with those with whom I work.  But the other part of me would like another coconut drink with an umbrella laying on a chaise on white sand along the tropical sea....
sorry, I got distracted!

It's hard to keep going sometimes, even when things are not really that difficult!  My life is certainly not difficult!  I have my best friend for a husband, an incredible business, healthy and amazing children, a great income, and time to enjoy those things.  Even still, it can be a challenge to be motivated to work.

Why?  My thought...because it's good for us!  Nothing that is truly good for us rates high on our list of loves.
Think about it: green vegetables vs hot brownie with ice cream, up at 5am for a run or sleeping in, going to bed early or staying up late, coffee and wine or water...... the list can continue.

I know that I feel better when I do things that are good for me.  I know I am happier, more productive, more energetic and more fulfilled.  AND YET, it's still so hard to get myself to do those things.

I read a great quote yesterday from a sign in front of a manufacturing plant that read, "If you are like a wheel barrow, going no farther than you are pushed, you need not apply for work here."

Are you like a wheelbarrow, always needing someone else to push you?
Find YOUR inner strength because ultimately, there is no one who can motivate you to give all out.  Only you can do that.  Be passionate today with whatever you are doing.  Find a reason to be intentional about another person.  Work on purpose.  It's good for you.