What are you worth?

So...this post is supposed to be for Monday...so pretend it says Monday on the bottom.

Do you ever wonder what you're worth? No, I don't mean philosophically...like what is your value to God or your loved ones or whatever. I mean what is your time worth? What are your talents worth? A wise mentor once told me that there is an old saying among runners. I'm not a runner...I don't think I've quite got the saying correctly remembered...but here goes: "Never ask how much further your race is while you're going up hill." Does that even make sense...hmmm...it looks much less philosophical in type than when he's counseling me in his office...hmm. I digress :-)

I think it basically says that when you're in the middle of something that is challenging it does no good to muse, complain, or otherwise whine about the challenge because you are still going to be challenged. So...with this new job I'm trying not to complain or wallow in my realization that some days my worth dips way down. You know those days...the days when you've stayed at work for going on 12 hours...and you realize that with every tick of the clock your hourly wage goes way down and the value of your time descends along with it.

Instead I try to remember the real value of who I am...who I am as a teacher...who I am as a wife...who I am as a friend...who I am as a daughter of the Most High. Because when I remember that then my wage skyrockets...and that's much better than dipping after a twelve hour work day :-)