Lightsabers and Life Lessons

It's early summer and once again my "To Do" list is getting way too long. It seems like things keep being added faster than I can remove them. Every time I turn around, I feel like I have forgotten something, not scheduled enough time for an activity, or let someone down by not completing my responsibilities.

Do you feel this way sometimes as well?

Today a friend of mine said I had to read a blog post titled, Facing Your Darth Vader. She knew the Star Wars geek in me would be interested right away ... and she was right! I am sure she liked the article content too or she would not have taken time to share it. The author has told a really nice story but don't miss the powerful lesson contained in the story.

He says we need three things when facing the monsters of our lives:

1. Friends who will take us to our monsters
2. A Master to guide us when it gets tough
3. Courage to face the monster on our own

This sure helped me to clear my mind and look at things a bit more directly. I realized that I sometimes need to wear the blast helmet so I don't look at everything else buzzing around me. Obi Wan was right ... my eyes can deceive me.

I am blessed to have good friends who join me in my endeavors, a wife who believes in me, and mentors around me who continue to teach me well and challenge me to do even greater things than I thought possible. And mostly, I have a God who has promised to be in my corner and never give up on me.

So it's down to point three. I have to do some things on my own to battle the monsters. But I have remembered today that I am not in this entirely on my own.

Time to light the sabers and get going!

May the Force be with you.