How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says, or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy. - Marcus Aurelius
My day is my last full day in my house for a week. I am moving out so some needed renovations can be done. It feels upside down and a bit stressful but also exciting. The contractor will be here in 10 or 20 minutes and yet I'm sitting down to my breakfast (modified since my kitchen is starting to be pulled apart) and my For Today.
I still have some things to do before the contractor really gets started but I figure I can work around him. Or he me. It is do-able. And it is more important I keep my program strong that be perfectly prepared for his arrival this morning. Me first. That's the only way I can be of use to myself and others on a long term basis. Others first is ok in the short term but without boundaries, I burn out and become a threat to myself.
The quote I really love from this morning's reading speaks to how I have to be serene in things I cannot change, change the things I can (which are mine and mine alone) and be wise enough to let others do their own work.
"There is never enough time to work my own program and someone else's."
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