What time is it? We are always concerned with TIME. It is a funny thing, right? Have you all seen the movie, "In Time"? I went with a fabulous friend of mine, and we left there really wondering if we liked the movie. It was different, J.T. is great eye candy, but...theme, plot? What I took from it was that EVERYTHING WE DO WITH OUR TIME, COMES WITH SOME KIND OF PRICE TAG. Whether that be financial, spiritual, emotional, or physical. I've thought about this a lot after I saw that movie, and even more so now. What do I do with all of my time? Am I being productive in every aspect of my day?
NOPE, I have been a very irresponsible person with my time! I can honestly say, that I have wasted so much time over the last few years of my life. I have depression and I am an emotional eater...the two combined- BIG PROBLEMO! Over the last few years, my weight has been slowly climbing and now at its highest. I have been on and off medication for periods of time, and I can clearly see why I need to be on it- and I am okay with that. What does this have to do with time you ask? When I have been depressed, I hole up in my room after my hubby and kids go to work and school. I eat all day. I sleep. I am anti-social. I feel empty. You see, it is the biggest waste of time. Anyone who truly knows me knows that I love to be social, be active, and enjoy each day. The periods of time that I have missed getting healthy, cleaning house, doing service, enjoying friends, learning a new hobby and simply living life is what has led me back to the blog. A place where I can be me, learn from others and make use of my TIME! I have learned so much about myself over the last few weeks and what I want to do. I want to use my time to get to know my Father in Heaven and his son, Jesus Christ. I want to serve my family better, and get to know them even more. I want to be physically healthy, run a marathon this year! I want to work my Shirley J business so that I can help others simplify in the kitchen and create financial independence. I want to serve others. I want to BETTER! All of this is dependent on what I choose to do with my time, and from this day forward, I choose to USE MY TIME WISELY, SO THAT I WILL BE RICH. Rich with joy, happiness, and love. That is the price I would like to pay with the time that I have.
Here I go! Each day will be flawed, I am okay with that. It will be hard, I accept that. What I will no longer accept is wasting the time I have each day to be the person I was meant to be!
Next post: What brought me to this?
Thanks for reading...
Jen
