Neglect always comes with a high price

I hope you had a good weekend.  I spent my Saturday morning paying for neglect.  It was a high ticket price.

In the spring, I had the bank behind my house mowed and trimmed.  For a couple of months, I keep it maintained.  It usually took me about an hour to mow it.  Then something terrible happened.  Nothing.  I started saying, I will get it next time.  Next time didn't come around for about six weeks.  Saturday, I paid the price of neglect with four and half hours of hot, tough yard work.

I don't tell you that story because I think you are interested in my yard work chores.  But, I do hope it will get you thinking about an area or areas of your life that you are neglecting.  Here are some common areas that we neglect.

1.    Our Spiritual Life.  If we spend time learning and developing a strong foundation.  Our spiritual lives will be stronger and have more impact, personally and for others.

2.    Our Families.  It is always easy to continually put our families behind others.  This is a area of neglect that is very dangerous.  From date nights to phone calls, our family need us.

3.   Our Bodies.  Usually, we take better care of everything else than we do our bodies.  The price for this kind of neglect is very high.

4.   Our Continuing Education.  From formal education to just spending time reading a book, you are either growing or dying.  Neglecting the need to continue to learn and grow is very dangerous.

 Whether your area is covered in our famous four or not, most people have neglect in their lives.  So what do we do about it?

1.  Admit it.  Spend some time thinking about neglect and prioritize the areas that you want to work on.
2.  Get started on improvement.  No need for major announcements, just quietly reverse the trend.
3.  Like my yard work, know that there will be a price.  Be willing to pay it.
4.  Spend some time making sure that once you pay that price, you do not repeat the offense.

Neglect is consistent and sneaky, if you give it a chance it will grow big time.  Have a great week and stay focused on your fight against neglect.

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