Get some perspective

It is so easy to get wrapped up in the day to day and all the immediate things that need to be done. All the demands on time and expectations. It is easy to loose perspective and sight of why to do what I do. I am motivated by the why, the goal as it were. For me it is critical to keep a clear perspective or I very quickly loose sight of what should be priority at any given moment. Sometimes I forget in the hustle and bustle of tons of paperwork the biggest part and most beneficial part of my work is relationships. I have the privelege of spending time and getting to know people and that really is a privelege. Tonight I met some people who are going through a hard time and the whole time we were talking about property values I felt like their was a huge elephant in the room being ignored. The bigger issue than the house. I hope that through my work I can become better at helping people with things other than their property! With things on a soul and spiritual level. It takes a lot of talking with people to get to that place but I know that is a much greater purpose than any piece of real estate. I really enjoy looking at houses and the excitment of helping people buy and sell but I am passionate about helping those who are hurting. I am passionate about the people. Sometimes all the stuff, administative, and analytical tasks that need to be done (and keep me up well into the night) can fill up so much time that I start trying to be efficient with people. If you have ever read the 7 habits then you know efficient does not equal effective. I know this but I still struggle with it. I know I have my anti-social moments where I want to just crawl into a hole and hide. I am not sure why. In those moments it is really hard to connect with people because I don't feel it. It is not all the time but when it comes to visit I ussually become a little isolated. It is during this time I am vunerable to being attacked by the thought monster who tries to fill my head up with lies, insecurity, and short comings. Funny as I write this, that the solution seems so obvious. When those times come I just need to get around people I can trust who love me. Even though I don't feel like it. I actually know for a fact that this works though (from experience). The number one reason I don't though is because I am too busy and other people are busy. When did the world get so busy? (I think sometime around kid #2 things really just got crazy busy). The other day I heard someone say "I am bored" and I thought to myself.... I don't know the last time I felt bored. I am pretty sure if I ever have some time to be bored I will be using it to catch up on sleep! Alot has happened since my last blog but I don't have time to catch it up. I need to stay consistant with this blog though because my memory has become so poor I really like being able to see what was going through my mind previous weeks and days. Goodnight!