Whoa! How can it be, so many weeks since I sat down to write
something.
A friend of mine told me some time ago that we all need
“margin” in our lives. Do you know what “margin” is? Margin is that time we all need in our busy schedules to
just step back, breathe a fresh breath, and not let the pressures of the day
control us.
Well I have not made much margin in my life of late. The
time I have made for a couple of special things, my Nieces drum line show, my
nephews football games, all seem to come with a give and take cost of time of
some sort.
I tell myself, if I go to a game, I need to start work
earlier, or get something else done after the game. If I set an appointment
with a potential customer, I am always looking at the calendar to see what I
can push here or juggle there. It seems lately it never ends.
Am I whining? Don’t
get me wrong. I appreciate all that comes my way. Our work is our lifeblood in
the physical sense. The Artist tells me my unbalance in my physical life comes
from my unbalance in my spiritual life. I have to say she is right. It seems
the first person who gets pushed away when the business of running a business
takes precedence over everything else is God.
Too often I let that happen and think I can do it all
myself, after all, I’m The “Big Dog”, the “Boss”, if I don’t do it, who will?
God won’t pick up a hammer, or write a proposal, or fill out a paycheck. He
won’t even clean my office!
When I fall back on those awful thoughts, I know I have gone
way too long without relying on His promise of always being there for me no
matter if I’m not there for Him. It’s really crazy how I can ignore Him for
weeks at a time, maybe say a prayer or two, but if honesty wins over, I ignore
Him. But He is always waiting for me to come back. He always will. When I do,
it never fails, life gets easier, and my “margin” seems to return.
Now don’t worry, I know my gift is not preaching and this
won’t turn into a sermon-a-day blog. I just want to say what I am thinking
about so you know the real me. The Artist always tells me to just write what’s
on my heart and mind.
When my friend and I talked about Margin, we also talked
about the “Dash” I think they go hand in hand. Look it up.
~ The Carpenter
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