Opus 2024-130: Core Focus

When we would go out of the house my father would often say to us remember you are a Jaberwoky (Name changed to protect the innocent).  We knew exactly what he meant.  He had worked hard to make the name a reflection of upright living and dependability.  He did not want us to be stupid and tarnish it.  It worked.

What is it that you would fill that blank with if someone were to say you to you “Remember you are a ________”?  Are you proud of your family?  Maybe you would put in “the parent of _____” or “the husband of _______”.  There should be something about your life that draws you to live better and be an example.

We should think of ourselves, of course, as Christians.  And that should be what guides our behavior and our choices.

Instead, we have so many different priorities that set the agenda for our day.  Obviously, there are times when our work tells us what we are to do next.  Our families make demands on us.  But that is not the question.  My father was not asking me to answer.  He was telling me to remember what my core was.  It would do us well to remember that.

Of course the first step in achieving that is spending some time in introspection deciding what our core is.

Start contemplating your navel.

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