Over the last couple of weeks, it seems like we’ve been invited to take on a number of commitments for the upcoming months. Most of these sound great, but I don’t know that all of them are the best use of our time.

I have particular goals for our family and for our boys. My boys have interests that I want to foster. We also have things that are important to us as a family. We have people who we love and care about, and want to spend time with, as well as activities we want to engage in together.

So as we look at these various proposed commitments, I’m asking, will this help me to accomplish the things that are important to me? Which of these will really give us value? Which of these will we truly love doing? Which of these will help to move us along the path to the future that we envision?

We will say yes to those that will help us, build us, and move us forward. To the rest, we will say no.