Tuesday, April 21, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t understand the joy of service, which is very different from the ego\u2019s version of \u201cserving others.\u201d Serving others is always a sneaky means to an end. It\u2019s getting to work early to \u201ceagerly\u201d answer emails or to get through the drudgery. Why? So you can relax. Grind first, love later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you sit quietly, you won\u2019t really want emails, rushing to get something off your plate. When I\u2019ve reflected on what I want, in quietness, I\u2019ve never concluded with – \u201cI sure wish I had more tasks and obligations.\u201d \u201cI wish I had more reports, bills to pay, and assignments to clear off my checklist.\u201d \u201cI wish I had more texts, meetings, and emails.\u201d \u201cI wish I had more obligation.\u201d \u201cI wish I had more social media.\u201d \u201cI wish I had more NPR, Fox News, or entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do we have this sense of \u201cothers first?” Work first; clearing the plate first; useless information first. Joy first sounds childish. In the truest sense, me first is giving yourself attention in small ways, initially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I started wondering, \u201cHow might life be without obligation?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I biked. I wrote. I journaled. I meandered. I swam. I chit chatted. I played with the dog. I stretched. I tidied up the yard. I read. I leisured. I sipped coffee. I basked. I luxuriated. I prioritized myself. Then I was so full of life, that tasks, forcing myself to \u201cserve others,\u201d and obligations ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, I know which master to serve. I\u2019ll never force myself to do something I don\u2019t love, especially putting others first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love with all your heart, soul, and mind; and love your neighbors (obligations, others, emails) MORE than yourself? I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I finally lived My<\/em> Truth, My<\/em> Joy, My<\/em> Life – emails and obligations vanished, and I suddenly had all the time in the world, more interest in, and unconditional love for “others.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tuesday, April 21, 2026 I didn\u2019t understand the joy of service, which is very different from the ego\u2019s version of \u201cserving others.\u201d Serving others is always a sneaky means to an end. It\u2019s getting to work early to \u201ceagerly\u201d answer emails or to get through the drudgery. Why? So you can relax. Grind first, love […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morning-motivation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5588,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5587\/revisions\/5588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}