Your Mission Should You Choose To Accept It

I’m dating myself here, but who remembers the quote above?  It is from the original television series in the late 60’s, Mission Impossible.  It was the opening line to the recordings for Mr. Phelps.  As I was thinking about the quote, it came to me that we have a mission each day when we wake up, and we get to choose to accept it or not.

For me, the mission is to attempt to be the best person I can be for the day, help others where I can, and be thankful for a good life. Most of the time, I accept the mission; however, there are also times I do not.  Even though I try, I just cannot be “on” all the time. Some days I just want to pull the blankets up over my head and hide from it all, and I do just that. 

At one point, I would feel guilty about hiding.  I would replay the following thought in my mind, “Remember, there are no “do-overs on life.” It is okay to have days where my best is going to be hiding on the couch and turning the phone off.  It is not a matter of wasting time.  Instead, it is spending some time on me.  If I’m down for the count, there is a reason.  If I am 100% on my game, there is a reason.  Sometimes we just need to skip the mission.