Well - for a Saturday things seemed pretty relaxed. Samantha ran a ton of errands and I cleaned the house. The kids slept until noon and then wandered into the kitchen. It was a very lazy day. The washing machine has been running nonstop but outside of that it has been low-key. I have things happen in life and wonder at times what to write about and what to not write about. Sometimes my being cautious makes for bland entries. So - today is a bland entry.
The one thing that I have been pondering is the book by Jim Collins - Good to Great. In that book he states that good is the enemy of great because when things are good they are generally "good enough" and I have thought on this for many years. I think this is profound for me because I wonder what in my life is "good enough" that I don't go for great. I feel so blessed in many aspects of my life but there are areas I think I could improve. I think I am "good enough" as a husband, father, brother, and uncle but I really think I could be better. I think I am "good enough" at work but I do think I could be better. Get my point? I think oftentimes we don't stretch ourselves and settle for good enough. When I think what I would have to do to be great it generally highlights things I know I should be doing anyway but I don't because perhaps I lack motivation. I think this topic has been on my mind more and more as I strive to be my best -
More tomorrow -
