Obedience School

Educated beyond my own obedience.

I know exactly what I ought to do. I know what people would tell me to do. I know what I would want the best version of myself to do.

But I do the opposite.

Lately, I’m starting to come around a bit in the cycle of idiocy and wisdom. Getting it back together, doing the things I know I should be doing—the things I really want to do but don’t.

Like flossing.

Like recycling every scrap of paper.

Like using my own bags instead of plastic at Wal-Mart.

Like being more patient in shaping my children.

Like staying in touch with God every day.

It’s like going back to kindergarten and re-learning the basics of interacting with the world, God, other people, and myself. And it’s such a good feeling.

How about you? What do you need to re-learn?