Discipline

"All we have to decide, is what to do with the time that is given to us." Gandalf, Lord of the Rings

I'm quickly realizing that intentions and desire sometimes takes great discipline to achieve. I have good intentions of a daily post on inspiration ... and yet I let life get in the way. I have the desire to share what inspires me, to open a small crack in the window on what gives me inspiration me on a daily basis, but sometimes the call for sleep outweighs my desire to share.

This week was a busy one for me, but perhaps no busier than most. Next week looks to be just as crazy as I try to take advantage of seeing all I can while we live here in Japan. So I need to step back and take a moment to regroup. Thinking that I would make an entry each night on what inspired me that day was, in hindsight, probably not the best idea. For those that know me well, night time is my least productive time, I start to check out somewhere around 7 and am pretty much ready to call it a day by 9. I am an early bird. A real early bird. I love getting up before the rest of my family and cherish the quiet time all to myself. So perhaps one of the first steps towards achieving a daily post is to "know thyself."

Sometimes, what inspires us, what spurs us on is the chance to regroup. To find that personal rhythm that will help us achieve our desires, follow through on our intentions. So while I play catch up on the posts from this past week that I have swimming in my head but never got around to posting on my blog, I will take a step back and search for my new rhythm. Find the inspiration to be disciplined, to make my daily post and to paraphrase one of our favorite family quotes from Lord of the Rings, "to make the most of the time that has been given to me."