Do you ever struggle with the question, “Am I doing enough?”
*Pause
The other night, I got together with a friend of mine who seems like he never sleeps. Not in an unhealthy way, but in a way that he is involved in just about everything one can be involved in. He’s built different.
Korey isn’t a ‘career climber,’ doing good for personal gain and advancement, like I know a lot of folks can be, myself included. Korey is involved in his community because he cares about it. He’s an activist, a leader of young men, a difference-maker across our city and an a lover of family. And here I am, sharing a plate of fries with him, listening, taking it all in and still asking the question, “Am I doing enough?”
As i’ll say often on this blog, comparison is a thief of joy, but that’s not to say that we shouldn’t be challenged by those around us, inspired to look out rather than in.
But how does one find the time, the energy?
After all, we only have so many hours to work, make dinner, go to the gym, do chores, be with our family and friends and all of life’s other obligations.
How does one carve time out of all of that and start to prioritize caring, not career climbing, for one’s community?
I think that’ll be the question I ask Korey next time. Hopefully I’ll have some insight to share.
-Cliff
Cliff’s Note: Caring > Career Climbing