If you go back to your Blue Lodge teaching, you may recall the twenty-four hour gauge. Before I ever became a Mason, I knew about the twenty four hour gauge. To most non-masons this is what is known as time management. Obsessive-compulsive type personalities are, for lack of better words, obsessed with strict time management. Fact is, we all have the same time, twenty four hours, 1440 minutes in a day, and 86,400 seconds in a day. Why is it that some people can accomplish so much in a twenty four hour period while others do so little? TIME MANAGEMENT!!!!!
As Masons we are taught to manage our time. Remember on the gauge, 8, 8, and 8? In comparison, most college kids have to become very efficient with it to hold a job, go to class, and find time to study. It gets done but we look back and wonder how. Sadly, as I reach out to Blue lodges for the appendant and affiliate bodies, I hear many brothers say they want to get through the Blue lodge before moving on. This always puzzles me. Is it the cable tow? I don't buy it! I know some brothers that hold down three jobs, and have a family. Yet, they are part of both Rites, and the Temple, besides their lodge. I know other brothers who have multi-million dollar businesses, but they too are members of many bodies. So what gives?
I once had a boss who told me she believed if I put my mind to something, I could do anything I wanted. This has haunted me, or motivated me for many years. I have heard others say if you want to get something done, give it to someone busy. Why? They know how to manage their time and they WILL get it done!
Are you being realistic? Are you being honest with yourself? Do you have to be proficient at everything before you move up? Have you ever been called a Type A personality? What you need to do is get a grip! You have plenty of time. You can expand your understanding by exploring the other bodies. Do you have to learn all the degrees? (psst. there are no catechisms in the other bodies, which means no memorization-unless you want to hold a chair) No! Can you help out in the kitchen? In the back stage area? Recruiting? Of course!!! This is the 21st century! You don't have to go through all the steps to become a member of another body to get more light in Masonry. Put your mind to it! You will be amazed at what you can recreate, or rearrange to get what you desire. Then as you have time and understanding, you can get involved. You might even amaze yourself and find what you thought was an obstacle was only a twig in your path.
As Masons we are taught to manage our time. Remember on the gauge, 8, 8, and 8? In comparison, most college kids have to become very efficient with it to hold a job, go to class, and find time to study. It gets done but we look back and wonder how. Sadly, as I reach out to Blue lodges for the appendant and affiliate bodies, I hear many brothers say they want to get through the Blue lodge before moving on. This always puzzles me. Is it the cable tow? I don't buy it! I know some brothers that hold down three jobs, and have a family. Yet, they are part of both Rites, and the Temple, besides their lodge. I know other brothers who have multi-million dollar businesses, but they too are members of many bodies. So what gives?
I once had a boss who told me she believed if I put my mind to something, I could do anything I wanted. This has haunted me, or motivated me for many years. I have heard others say if you want to get something done, give it to someone busy. Why? They know how to manage their time and they WILL get it done!
Are you being realistic? Are you being honest with yourself? Do you have to be proficient at everything before you move up? Have you ever been called a Type A personality? What you need to do is get a grip! You have plenty of time. You can expand your understanding by exploring the other bodies. Do you have to learn all the degrees? (psst. there are no catechisms in the other bodies, which means no memorization-unless you want to hold a chair) No! Can you help out in the kitchen? In the back stage area? Recruiting? Of course!!! This is the 21st century! You don't have to go through all the steps to become a member of another body to get more light in Masonry. Put your mind to it! You will be amazed at what you can recreate, or rearrange to get what you desire. Then as you have time and understanding, you can get involved. You might even amaze yourself and find what you thought was an obstacle was only a twig in your path.
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