As you may know, I am a huge fan of Beachbody. They are the company that are responsible for P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, and so much more! As I started researching Beachbody, I fell in love with their company! I started following as many of their staff as I could! That is how I found Chalene Johnson, creator of Turbo Fire and Turbo Jam!

When I start following Chalene on Twitter, I really liked what she had to say. She shared a lot about motivation, productivity, marketing, branding, leadership, and more. Over time, I became a huge fan of Chalene.

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“Be still, and know that I am God!” -Psalm 46:10

Last week, I got home from work around 8 p.m. I discovered that there was a power outage. There was still some daylight left. I couldn’t go online and I couldn’t play with any technology. In other words . . . I had nothing to do!

I decided to go for a walk around my neighborhood. It was great. Families were spending time together, sitting on their front porches with candles, flashlights, and lanterns. Couples were walking the neighborhood and enjoying each others company. Everyone was waving and saying hello as I passed them, many of them making jokes about the power outage.

I enjoyed that walk more than I have enjoyed any walk I’ve taken in a long time. I enjoyed the scenery more than I have in a long time, I enjoyed my neighborhood more than I ever had, and I spent a lot of time praying and reflecting on life. It made me very grateful for the power outage for several reasons:

The power outage forced people to focus on being instead of doing, it showed us how dependent on technology we are, it showed us that we can survive without a night of technology, and it forced people to slow down and enjoy life and their families without any distractions.

The Power Outage helped everyone focus on what is important.

The experience made me wish we had scheduled power outages. Nights with no technology, nights to go for a walk, nights to just sit on the deck with the people I love most and laugh the night away, nights to get quiet before God or to pour my heart out to Him.

In fact, why don’t we all schedule our own power outages once a week? Let’s shut off the cell phones, tv’s, & lap tops and focus on what is really important: friends, family, and God.

Why not schedule it right now?

On Wednesday I turned 26! Life is going way too fast! I thought I’d just share a few reflections from my life at 26!

At 26 My Priorities are Changing - I just got engaged, started a new job, and I am helping plant a church and lead a youth ministry. My priorities must be clear and focused, if  not, I’ll burn out and make everyone around me miserable!

At 26 I’m Becoming More Focused - I am pursuing fewer things, but pursuing those things with more focus.

At 26 I’m Recognizing the Importance of Family - Every year family becomes more and more important to me. Next to God, family is the most important thing in my life. I’m making that a priority.

At 26, I’m More in Love with Laura than I’ve ever Been – We’ve been dating for nearly 10 years, and I love her more than I ever have.

At 26, I’m excited to Lead – I’ve never led at the level I get to lead in my life right now. I get to lead my future spouse, I get to lead a youth ministry, I get to lead 1,000+ volunteers at my new job! I’m excited to learn what it takes to lead at this level so I can go to another one in a few years!

At 26, I’m Trying to Turn it All Over to God - I don’t want it to be 60% Bubba and 40% God. I feel as though I’ve spent most of my twenties trying to pave my own way. I’m done with that. I want it to be all God and none of me!

At 26 I’m Maturing – I’ve heard that maturity is the ability to have a dollar and not spend it, to have something to say and not say it, to want to do something and not to it, and to want something to eat and not eat it! In other words, maturity is the ability to take on responsibility. It’s becoming easier and easier for me to mature as I set priorities.

At 26 I’m Realizing That I Need to Choose the Friendships I want to Fight For - I can’t be close friends with everyone, although I’d love to be. I need to choose which friendships I’m willing to fight for and put everything I can into them.

At 26 I’m Realizing I Can Only Pour into a Few - I can’t spend intimate time investing in everyone I want to. I must become purposeful about who I spend my time and energy investing in, but if I do my job, I’ll invest in those who invest in others!

At 26 a Healthy Life Style is Important - Exercise and Eating right have become extremely important to me.

At 26, The Possibilities are Endless – At 26, I’m dreaming bigger than I’ve ever dreamed. I’m realizing that the entire world is open to me and I can go anywhere and do anything! This is only the beginning!

What are some reflections you’ve had at your current age? What are you learning about life?