Re-Focus

I want to share with you the essence of an interview with Gloria Gaither by Sharon Morris May, Ph. D. Sharon asked Gloria what she felt was the main struggle facing women today - this was her response.

FOCUS: There has never been a time that women have had so many demands placed upon them to be everything to everybody. Women legitimize their existence by doing and have worked themselves into another kind of bondage that say, "You have to do it all." My big concern for women is that we don't get segmented, so busy, so marginalized by a work ethic that they forget that we are the callers together of our families, of the community of believers and the larger whole of culture. There is a culture that says "let's pair down, let's focus on what is essential and what is eternal." We have lost this kind of community in our culture. I feel the role of the women is to call the community they are in to the essentials, to what is most important in life.

Sharon then suggests the following:

1. Each day decide what is most important to you and make all your decisions around that.

2. Realize your voice is of great importance in your family. What you focus on is what your family will make important. Choose wisely.

3. Find friends with whom you can re-focus. Call your sister on the way home from work to unload your day so you are better able to open the front door with an attitude of warmth and joy. Every morning and every night - greet your family with a genuine gratefulness of having them in your life.

So, what do you think? Why don't you think about trying to add some focus into your life and the life of those you come in contact with on a regular basis?

LDJ

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