While this quote is referenced in the Bible, it can also be applied to how we spend our time in general. When you have two competing priorities in life, you can’t completely fulfill both of them. We only have so much time in one day and only so much energy to give.
We often hold onto things, trying to do it all, just because we are uncomfortable with making a choice. In our culture we have been taught that we can have it all. But can we really? Should we really?
When we have so many plates spinning, we can’t fully engage with any of them with all of our heart and effort. We become frazzled and go back and forth to each master, never fully accomplishing what we want and, in the process, becoming resentful of the other.
We need to decide what is in our hearts and what really matters. When we can do that and we know the reason why it matters, then we can begin to align our actions with what our priorities are.
What matters the most to you?
