Well, This second day without coffee started off with a little dizziness, and slight headache. I have been drinking morning coffee everyday for about a year and a half, so it is a strange thing to not act out my normal routine. I was completely expecting an excruciating headache to hit about 1pm, but by the grace of God it never came. The only real issue was my inability to think quickly and remember names for some reason... interesting.
The cool thing that I realized today was, while I wasn't sitting drinking my coffee... I was at my desk instead at a little before 8am (rare for any youth minister) planning out my day and being intentional. I guess you could say I hit the ground running because I decided to be present and engaged. I am wondering if I use the morning coffee as an excuse to have a 30-45 min slow-start to my morning, and then depending on the extra boost of caffeine to get me going on projects. I guess I would call that substance abuse. Using it as an escape, and being dependent on the boost it gives me in order to "function".
I think we all do this on some level... use one thing to help us escape from another. Something as simple as doing tasks around the house to avoid engaging with real issues going on in life and relationships.
Today, I felt encouraged to think about where I need to approach tasks and challenges head-on.
Until tomorrow :)
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