Holiday Discipline
I always feel a tug in my work-life from opposite directions this time of year. My normal mode is best described as task focused. If you ask me unawares, I will commit to working through every weekend, with barely considering taking off Christmas and New Years. But then I will reflect and remember how good it can be to spend some time and relax with my family and so I will turn into something of a hermit and crash at home.
The challenge is the work still goes on and I end up being pulled back into doing some work despite being “on vacation”. I should know better and discipline myself and tell the work to wait. The reason is I end up frustrated with the work and the situation. Without being careful, that can end up planting a seed of resentment and that is never good. That has cost me in numerous ways and I have learned over the last year the critical importance of guarding my heart.