I just can't seem to get out of my own way!

"Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceitfully. Shun evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it."

~ Psalm 34:14-15

Today is Wednesday.

I have not written since Sunday.

Why you ask?

Great question!

It's the same one I am asking myself.

I start each day fully intending to write at some point .

Then, as if by magic, I turn around and find that my free time and energy have all but vanished.

I can find a billion excuses or reasons, however in the end it boils down to me committing to and focusing on sitting down and writing.

Take this morning for instance.

I new I wanted to write to you.

I made a plan that as son as I got home from my morning bus run, I would make sure to write.

I got home , grabbed a cup of coffee, gave the dogs a snack (Bentley's meds make him ferociously hungry) and then decided to turn left over chicken into chicken salad for lunches for both Max and Susan tomorrow...(It's a really good lunch!)

I sat down at my computer,cleaned up my inbox and got set to write to you.

But first I had to handle a customer's request.

Then I had to follow up on an order for another customer.

Then I had to send a note to a vendor.

Oh yeah, I forgot to check out another vendor's new website.

Okay now I can start writing.

Right after I follow up with a new potential customer I have been trying to get in contact with.

Of course he wasn't available so I had to relay that to my sales person so that he could follow up as well.

I must ,get started on applications to school districts for my adult education course I want to offer in the Spring.....Okay did that!

Now It's just after noon time . I need to eat something before heading back for my afternoon run.

I was just about to go prepare lunch when I chose to write to you instead.

Lunch can wait.

Writing can't!

What was the word of the month for October..............right FOCUS!

Remember David.............FOCUS!