Why there’s not more under “church”

I was thinking about posting about this blog on MyChurch.org, and that got me thinking about the spiritual aspects of this journey, which then led me to wonder if some might be surprised that the church portion is combined with the volunteer part and is a ways down my list. Yes, my mind follows a somewhat circuitous path sometimes! So, considering this clarification rather than justification, here are some of my reasons:

1. My faith is very important to me, but for the most part I see it as an integral part of my life, not as a separate category. Therefore, spirituality is an important part of all of my goals, even cleaning!
2. In reading about setting up goals like this, everything I saw suggested employing concrete, easily quantifiable goals. I think that faith is hard to quantify in such a way, except where it is integral to everyday life (as discussed in #1).
3. Balance is important. In the last few years, I think my balance may have been off in terms of church and other volunteer involvement. I don’t think I did too much, but I think I may have done too much in areas that didn’t turn out to be healthy for me. I think I need to back off a bit, temporarily, in order to figure out the best ways for me to do this without burning out. In fact, I have found myself to be less effective in some ways, and have already started this process as a result.