I'm slightly behind on my weekly inspirational posts. Okay, I'm more than slightly behind. I have to figure out something else with my time management skills to keep up with the blogging. I should also cut back the amount of time I spend on Pinterest.
However, I did come across a topic I wanted to address which is heart breaking and inspirational to me... Tiger Woods.
I have never been much of a Tiger Woods follower. In fact, I'm not much of a golf enthusiast. But, I did admire him. I admired the passion he had for the work he did. He was almost like an enigma with his flashy smile and trademark fist pump. But, what happens to us when we are no longer successful at one of our main identifiers? Tiger Woods is no longer the best golfer in the world. He has lost that shine that drew people into him.
As a normal and boring human being, I identify myself with so many characteristics. I am a Christian, a woman, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a student, a hard-worker, a mommy to furry animals, a sports and music lover...I could go on and on. What happens to us when we are so dominated by one of these characteristics and then we lose our shine like Tiger did? You often hear about people falling into depression once children head off to college or when someone retires. How do we keep a healthy balance of self-identification?
I feel as though I am putting so much energy into being a student and a good employee, that my other "roles" are somewhat suffering. I can relate to Tiger. We thrive in certain roles and it easily consumes us, leaving other aspects of our lives to suffer.
Here is where Mr. Woods is my inspiration. I must work on being fair to myself and others in my life. It will be okay if I make a B or a C on that quiz, if it means that I get to spend a little extra time with my husband or if we get to experience a lovely Sunday evening worship. I hope that Tiger is taking steps as well to find other successful identifiers in his life.
