The best discipline is self-discipline. III.

Part III of a series that starts here.

So I’m looking over my notes on the five p’s—the five roles that make up my vocation.  They are a mess, all over the page.  I can tell that what I was trying to do here was list the individual responsibilities I have in each role.

Prayer: 

morning *
evening *
meals   *
rosary *** GOAL —> link to some other activity
confession
mass
adoration

Person:

exercise
rest
nutrition/vitamins
coffee
water
quiet time to self
personal hygiene  –> Health
correspondence
character development

Partner:

permission and support to take care of his person — e.g. exercise, time to veg
be available at breakfast
be available in evening
phone call at work in the afternoon
KEEP MY CHART [yes, this is a reference to NFP—I have a bad habit of trying to keep my chart in my head, which actually "works" fine for us, but isn’t very fair to the aforementioned partner]

Parent:

kids’ hygiene
feed
outdoors/exercise
clothes
schoolwork
read to
character development –> connection with extended family
practical life *** —> chores
direct attention other than school
(self) discipline
foster sibling relationships

Provider:

tidiness
cleanliness
meal planning
school prep/planning
purchasing
cooking
paid work and professional development
freeing Mark to work
beautifying
appointments
optimization/system control [that is, doing stuff like analyzing my roles, time management, etc.]
filing/dealing with paper

This makes it look a lot neater than the paper, which is covered with little arrows drawn from item to item, stars, underlines, boxes, and other doodles.  But you get the idea.