One minute prayers

I try to avoid a sense of absolute rush in my daily schedule. I don't usually succeed. The faster the day goes, the more often I rely on pure emotion to drive me through to the end. I've learned a few re-orienting actions that can allow my decisions to be guided by thought rather than emotion. Near the end of the day, this is critical -- especially before I go home to greet my family. It's sad, but I often come home on edge and my boys feel my stress when they shouldn't at all.

The greatest re-orienting action is a one-minute prayer every half hour or so. Not much time. Not much effort. But pausing to stop, reflect on God's goals for the day and me, and to thank him for the small hints in life (all in sixty seconds) is an amazing refresher. Skip the rockstar energy drink (those things will kill you anyway). Just engage with Christ and then go on. You'll see your responses change and when that happens, your life changes. I go home calmer and purposeful, not dragging and angry. Sixty seconds. That's it. It took you longer to read this.