What Value
This quarantine has offered an extended period of self-reflection for me. As such, I have found myself thinking a lot about my thought process and motivations. During the course of this quarantine process, I have been confronted with the amount of value I glean from work and "doing." I have struggled to sit still, relax, and be present in the moment. I find myself anxiously thinking about what I could be doing and have had to work to intentionally push these thoughts out of my head and focus on enjoying and being present in the moment. If I'm honest, I have a tendency to equate the amount of things I get done with the amount of value I have as an individual. Thanks to my wife, my church family, and God I am learning this is not the case. Nevertheless, it remains one of my continual struggles. As I have been contemplating my struggle between work and value, I found myself thinking about all the ways in which we as human beings garner value....