“First Things First” (Chapter 9, Big Book)
I heard someone say that they had a lot on their plate.
I heard someone else say that they were spinning many plates.
I take First Things First to mean I put things in order of priority and then attend to those things, one at a time.
This means that I only ever have one thing on my plate.
The uncertain pipeline of future tasks is on God’s plate, not mine.
When I believe I have a lot on my plate, I’ve pinched things from His.
When I’m spinning plates, the food flies off.
One spins plates because one cannot hold all of them at once.
If I’m spinning plates, I’m doing too much.
Putting First Things First:
- I have one plate.
- On the plate there is one item.