Life is a best efforts proposition. Our best may be only the best we can see to do: a limited perception, in the moment, of what we can do. But we can do our best to be alert to what we are being called to do, to what our options are, and to which option is best. We can, like athletes, prepare ourselves so our best tomorrow is better than our best today.
Our best efforts may fail.
But no one, not even God, can reasonably expect anyone to do more than their very best under the circumstances at hand.
In addition, consciously or not, we decide – best efforts toward what end? Just the task at hand? Service to others? Being an example to others? Safety? Looking good (or avoiding looking bad)? Power? Influence? Financial security? Health? Growth?
For the sake of our own growth, for the improvement of our best, let us examine often how and why we determine what to do with this moment.
