I didn’t get anything done.
I may have had significant conversations, exercised, prayed, and attended a Bible Study, but if I hadn’t written, cleaned, or organized, I felt like I hadn’t gotten anything done.
Along the way, I learned that my and others’ priorities were revealed by whether we counted our activities as “getting something done.”
This discovery began with my husband. Many times, when I asked about his day he answered,
I didn’t get anything done today because …
My husband had accomplished much, and it was part of his job description, but I learned that his answer meant he hadn’t done the part of his job that mattered most to him.
I eventually realized a pattern in my assessments. To believe I had accomplished something, I needed proof: words on a page, objects in their place, or a clean room. Bible study, prayers and conversations were discounted because the results couldn’t be seen or touched. Their impact might not be revealed during my lifetime.
What counts on the days I don’t write?
The world doesn’t necessarily need more great artists. It needs more decent human beings.
Keep going by Austin Kleon
So, what did you do today?
