Starting The Day Off Right

by Jonathan Watson October 25, 2021

Starting my day off right starts early. My alarm went off at 3:30 this morning. Typically I might silence the alarm, roll over, and snooze for another 15 minutes or so. But this morning was different. I was a bachelor last night (and this morning). Kathy was visiting the boys in Springfield and so I woke to an empty house and my mind was whirling with things. “This is prime time, what project do I need to get a jump on” I asked myself. Feeling a strange sense of emptiness, I realized I was all caught up (odd for me lol) … at least with the flurry of projects that had occupied my mind up to yesterday.

✅ - Board Meeting for Bardstown Non-Profit

✅ - Community Leader Meeting (and the next one scheduled)

✅ - Lessons for Church (for the next few weeks)

✅ - Payroll for the Farm

✅ - 2020 Taxes Amended (I hate taxes - just sayin)

These things that I just finished up this past week, some as recent as yesterday. So this morning I’m waking to a sense of freedom asking the question: What do I do? Sleep is NOT an option. I love my early mornings of solitude, coffee. I like to read, write, and catch up with my latest big ‘to do.’ But what do I do if there are no ‘to dos’? “Oh yes, I’ll work on The Stream” I mused. But what do I write about? Hmmm ...

The end of another FM year
How people can get their winter supply of beef
The building of the Manure Storage Facility
Grass-Fed Beef Benefits
Website Under Construction
What do our nearly 2,000 customers want me to write about?! Yikes!!

Morning sun on frosty cobweb in grassy pastures

So many ideas flowing in my mind (see why I called it The Stream? There are so many ‘creeks’ leading into the stream; so many avenues to write about that make up the ‘body’ of water we call The Stream). There is a 100% chance of rain today, a day created for writing. Maybe I’ll write about ALL OF THOSE THINGS!! That would be great right? Well, I do have other things going on today. I have a meeting with Planning and Zoning. I have a meeting with another city leader at 7:30 this morning. I have to start my day off right. I jumped the gun this morning. Laying in bed for those first few minutes, I allowed my mind to get carried away with all the potential of the day that I forgot my most important step in my day: Starting my day with God. Like I said above, “I love my early mornings of solitude, coffee. I like to read, write…” Reading my Bible, writing my thoughts, and praying are the three steps I try and do every day as it leads to a balanced mind, a healthy spirit, and a sense of purpose as I connect with my Creator. I don’t feel I’m a religious nut (as I certainly make my share of blunders and don’t always make the best decisions). I certainly know where my hope and peace are found. With that being said, I’m gonna sign off … until next time! (oh by the way, the rains are coming down fiercely - I can hear them on the metal roof).

Jonathan Watson (The Happy Farmer)

Starting The Day Off Right

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