Here we sit on the third day of 2024, and I’m writing this at 4:26 am because I have to.
If I don’t, there mightn’t be time to do it later, what with the return to the office and the daily grind and all. So, here we are.
Now, there’s the key difference. I have to write this to keep up the habit. To keep the commitment I made to myself. To not break the streak. I have to because I want to, and if I don’t…well…it’ll be a lot easier next time to blow it off. And that might apply in something else besides the worthless ramblings of a wannabe blogger. I mean…who would know? Would either of the two of you loyal readers miss it if I didn’t? I don’t think so.
But I would know.
On another note, I finished reading the first book of 2024, The Go-Giver by Bob Burg. It’s one of those little business/success parables that are so popular. While it was an easy read, and while I reported in my notebook it seemed rather trite and formulaic, there were some good points. It made me think about saving and authenticity, two things I consider to be important. And now I’m trying to recapture why those two aspects are crucial. Maybe it’s because I’ve struggled so long to look like an authentic servant, that it has become just another finely crafted and carefully maintained mask for the character I want to portray.
And that leads us back to the start of this little screed. I’m writing this because I have to.
And I want to reclaim the servant heart because I have to. Or I’ll continue down the path of Whatever This Is.
Thanks for coming along. One of these days, there might really be something here worth reading and pondering.
