When I’m rushing out the door in the morning on the verge of being late, my snooze button is my greatest enemy. I hate what it does to my masterfully planned morning strategy. But at 515am when my alarm goes off, the snooze button is my best friend. It lets me sleep just a little bit longer without fear of oversleeping and showing up late for work.
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My ability to think rationally in those moments between sleeping and waking is unbelievably inadequate. The best laid plans that I developed the night before that included going for a run, eating breakfast, reading my Bible, etc are thrown out the window in a moment of hurried insanity as I run around the house looking for my keys and trying to make sure I don’t forget my lunch.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
If there is such a thing as anti-discipline, I think the snooze button is it. I HATE IT! and I love it. I hate discipline too, but I love what it does to shape my character. I hate the way it causes pain and discomfort, but I love the way it molds me into a better man.
The truth is, as I thought about the snooze button on my alarm clock, I began to think about other aspects of my life I’ve decided to put on ‘snooze’. I haven’t given up on them altogether, but I am subconsciously impeding any significant progress. They seem a little too scary right now, and bit too painful. I’d rather relax in my comfortable, warm life instead of facing the realities of a new day.
Well, I’m tired of snoozing. This blog is the first of several steps I’ll be making in the near future as I attempt to break the pattern of putting off life until…
I’m waking up,
Curtis
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