Prioritize it.

Hi! a quick and little food for thought while I’m sitting in my room, procrastinating studying and wishing I had food. Procrastination and Priorities… why are these two words so commonly used in our lives today? We use them separately, but in reality they actually go hand and hand. Why do we procrastinate our daily duties because that only leads to failing to achieve and meet all of our priorities. We shouldn’t lower or lessen our priorities… we should, instead, remove and get rid of procrastination.

A lot of us are busy people and we all have responsibilities and obligations that are important to us or other people. What I think we fail to do is recognize and put in effort instead of settling and becoming content with laziness. When we become lazy, we tend to limit and minimize our priorities because we think it is “too much.”

Lately,  I’ve been waking up an hour before I normally would to sit outside on my porch to read the Bible and pray to God before my morning turns into a blur of food and school. I’ve actually really been enjoying my own quiet time while the streets are empty. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is feeling like their relationship with God isn’t there or is just staying stagnant lately. Making this decision was hard to follow through with since I love my sleep but I got to a certain point where I decided that I love God more than sleep and I could spare an hour in quality time with him because he has spared and sacrificed so much for me. I made him a priority in my life instead of becoming lazy and pushing it off.

Now, with responsibility does comes maturity and understanding. Irresponsible responsibility will only end up a train wreck. Know your limits and challenge yourself to fulfill exactly what you can handle. Prioritize what is important to you because ultimately, that is what you will be spending your day and life doing. Don’t clutter your life with things that aren’t meaningful or won’t benefit you somehow because that will only lead to stress and negativity. make God a priority in your life, make friends, and school up there as well. Understand that life is busy, but that doesn’t mean it is impossible. Challenge yourself to be the best person you can be while still achieving the things that are healthiest for and in your life. Recognize what is toxic, remove it from the list, and write a new one down.

Now that you are motivated to not be lazy and to get your priorities straight, get out a piece of paper and start writing down the things or people most important to you. Recognize that people last longer than worldly things or desires and that procrastination is not an option when needing to prioritize.

When Life Hands You Lemons… Prioritize it