Enduring the Climb

I imagine every day as a mountain that I have to climb. I start the day with good energy - I exercise, get ready, help the kids get ready to school etc. I also have good energy for reflection and learning right at the beginning of the day. I study the scriptures and words of the prophets, pray, then plan out how I can best use the day given to me to further God's work. To polish this reflection time off, I spend a bit of time learning something relevant to the day ahead of me.

So, all of this is preparation for my mountain climb. I've readied my mind, body and I have plotted a course up that mountain. Then I begin. The base of the mountain is usually a pretty great hike. I see great things along the way, I gain altitude and if my planned course needs to correct, I've learned to make flexible course corrections.

Before I know it, the sun is beginning to set. Most days, there is still mountain left to climb - service yet to be given. But I get home and have dinner with the family and my footsteps begin to drag. I start to think more about how tired I am than what I could still do to help. The irony is, the climb is the most rewarding right at the top. And the time I get to spend my my wife and kids is right at the end of the day. That's where views open up and I can be closest to my maker in seeing how far we've come together.

So, I need to find a way to get the good energy of the morning into the evening as well. I'll try again tomorrow.