If you align your priorities in such a way that puts people first, everything begins to make more sense.
~ Chalene Johnson

I had to think a LOT about this quote.  At first I was thinking put other people first, which isn’t a bad thing.  But sometimes you need to put yourself first.  But then, I got it.  People, not things.  Put people first.

People Not Things

Right away I can hear people saying that of course they put people first.  Now I’m going to challenge you. Do you have any littles running about at home?  If you do, take a second and think about the time you spend with your littles.  And if you don’t have children, think about your spouse, significant other or even your friends.  After work it’s home to fix dinner, throw on a load of laundry, tidy the house, get the kids cleaned up and pop them into bed.  Weekends can get lost in a haze of chores.  Now I realize all those things are necessary, but once in a while it’s okay to push all that stuff away and just hang with your friends, or let grandma and grandpa watch the kids and have a date nite with your spouse.

We can get so lost in the doing and the having that we forget who we’re doing things for, or why we need to have the things.  What good is having a canoe or sailboat if you don’t spend time on it with people you care about?  Not too good at all.  Don’t get me wrong, I like having things, and I would love to have a new car, and if I picked up a second job, I could easily afford a brand new vehicle.  And my littles aren’t so little, in fact, they’re full on adults.  But guess what?  They still live at home, and I know that won’t last forever, so I’m enjoying spending time with them while I can, before they start off on their own big adventures.  So, yes, I’m choosing to focus on the people not things, because in the end, I want to be remembered for someone they loved rather than someone that just made sure we had things.