How you spend your time is how you live your life.
This was a quote from a Bible study video session. It’s one of those things you don’t really think about, but it’s kinda deep.
How do you spend the hours in your day? We all have the same 24 hours each day. Let’s say you are at work for 9 hours + 8 hours sleep. That still leave 7 hours EVERY DAY!! Do you spend that time scrolling your phone on social media, binge watching tv, running your kids around, working out, ….. ?
Think about this past week. What did you do? Were you doing things that gave you joy or were you numbing your brain?
Think about your core values. Does your life reflect those values?
If faith is one of those values, did you spend time with God reading his word or doing a Bible study?
If family connections is one of those values. Did you spend meaningful time with them? Can you recall the conversations you had?
There are so many different values you can have. Ask the hard questions to reflect upon if you are truly spending your time where you should.
It’s easy to caught up in the day to day. After a long day at work, you want to just watch a cooking show with a glass of wine. (Or is this just me… ). It’s setting your intentions and following through with those intentions.
Here are some tricks that I use:
- Start your morning WITHOUT your phone. Use it for an alarm, but leave it on the charger until you are ready for work.
- Start the day with intention. How do you want to show up today? What might stress you out & how will you handle it?
- Make a plan for after work. When you get home before you walk in the door. Take a few seconds or minutes to reset your mind. Again how do you want to show up for your family?
- Doing a weekly reflection or even a daily reflection. What went well today? What could have been better (if you are an over thinker don’t spend too much time on this)? Did you follow your intention for the day? What are you grateful for that happened today or this week? Don’t fluff it…give yourself honest answers.