I took note of my personal growth when I recently deleted a set of emails without opening or scanning the preview content first. <collective gasp!> Learning not to look at quarantined “spam” messages – this has to be a timesaver in and of itself, right? Baby steps (in the right direction) still lead us to progress…

If you think this isn’t a big deal, then you may not use a Yahoo email account from the early 2000s (or late 1990s if I’m honest) with over 56k unread messages…and counting. But IYKYK. 😆

(Do I think I’m super-cool because I actually know that IYKYK means “if you know, you know?” Absolutely, said the mother of college children.)

The lesson I took from this observation was: That message was quarantined from the regular inbox messages FOR A REASON. Lower value. Questionable content. Sus. Doesn’t need to consume my time or attention.

Ponder that for a moment. 

What distraction is taking you from the area that NEEDS your focus? (preaching to myself here)

We always hear about spring cleaning for our homes, but do we have any relationships, habits, time-wasters, or energy drainers that we need to purge? IJS. It made me think.

No, everyone doesn’t deserve to be deleted from your inbox. However, I’m reminded that errybody can’t be top tier! Let us take an honest inventory and choose how we invest our precious God-given energy with judicious prudence.

And don’t forget to DELETE stuff ya don’t need! We’re making space for greatness, y’all…let’s GO! #Purge #Refresh #Reset #Renew

Blessings, Kayren

“But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.”

(Psalm 4:3)

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