Good, Better, Best: Choosing the Better Part!

Today Chris and I took some time away from the kids and discussed some important things. Bonus and pay raises are around the corner and so this is just the best time to make a plan for the next year. That meant looking at next years budget, traveling in the next year, work, the transition from Miriam to pre-school that will be occurring next fall, and if I would keep taking classes to bring me closer to my personal goal of furthering my education. We also discussed my needing surgery possibly during the holidays.

I think I wanted to just CRY!!!! It is overwhelming thinking about all the different things going on. I think that is when I remembered a talk I once read.

The speaker said the following: "We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best... We should begin by recognizing the reality that just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them. Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command priority attention in our lives... There is no easy formula for that contest of priorities. However, I have never known of a man who looked back on his working life and said, “I just didn’t spend enough time with my job.” (Source)

It is pretty obvious what the best thing we have in our life is: our marriage and our children. So the trick is for Chris and I will always be is to balance the other needs and goals so they reflect those values. I'm still overwhelmed but remembering this basic truth is very comforting.