Connection and Tension

CONNECTION AND TENSION

A ON FIRST THINGS FIRST

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CONNECTION AND TENSION

A ON FIRST THINGS FIRST

In life , we usually encounter countless of trials and tribulations however big or small . It is no surprise that some people make painstaking efforts to solve these problems . Some would eventually succeed and some would not . It then comes down to the issue if whether or not a person would have enough tact to resolve these problems . As a

person in this world , I am not excluded to the trials . In fact , having these problems could usually drive me to anxieties of no bound Fortunately , I was able to find some ways to avoid having those anxieties . In parts of Stephen Covey , A . Roger Merrill , and Rebecca R Merrill 's book entitled First Things First , a view on how to be able to address problems especially on time management were widely discussed The book is divided into four sections and this essay would be dedicated to a reflection from the first section of the book

The best methods in problem solving that I have adopted with my personal life are prayer , faith and fasting . What could be inferred from this is that I could strongly identify myself with the concept that I could see myself as an instrument of God and that I associate what has become of my life

We always believe that we could make other things wait but when you try to help others in their plight , you would realize that these plights are graver than what you have . When my mother was ill , she would rely on me to take care of things despite of having seven other children to call for help . My mother went to stay with me and my days were devoted in putting her first , next to God of course . I did not have any complains nor was I burdened on having her with me . In fact , I felt honored to have her around . I just took into consideration that my parents were always around when I needed them and I thought that having my mother around was a great privilege and an opportune moment to repay what she had done for me . This then had become my wake up call . In the book I have learned that wake up calls are those moments that would serve as an eye-opener to things that we have missed ADDIN EN .CITE Stephen R Covey1994116Stephen R . Covey A . Roger Merrill , Rebecca R MerrillFirst Things First1994New YorkSimon Schuster (Stephen R Covey , 1994 . My experience with my mother had become a wake up call for me . I have realized that life on earth would not get any longer if I would continuously ignore other things that are considerably important to me . I thought that I have not tried to put first those things that could really matter to me . In the concept of the clock...