Calendar Books by Allen James - Daily Reading - "The Journey: A Calendar Book"

The thought for January 22nd from "The Journey: A Calendar Book" is, "Have a job in the summer".

Most of us have jobs which run year round, however; when we are young and in high school or college some choose to take summers off.  It just comes naturally from the days of being a teenager.  But from any standpoint, whether it be when you're in high school, college, or if you're an adult with a job which allows for summers off, such as teaching;  find employment during those summer months which will keep you active and alert.

Mamaw used to say, "Idle hands are the devil's playground".  Certainly a derivation of a quote from the Bible.  But oh so true.  When we have an abundance of "down time" we have the tendency to look for something to occupy our time, and too often the "something" turns out to be mischief.

How often have we heard someone else say, or even worse, we've heard it come from our own lips, "I'm bored".  As much as we think we want to not be working, after three days of summer break we're bored and ready to get busy again.  It's our nature.

Keeping ourselves active helps keep our brain active, releasing necessary serotonin which fights off depression.  Skills remain in tact and we're ready to get back to work with our regular careers in the fall.

Keep looking up. : )  AJ.​