… busy, busy, busy, bus … OK, slap me with a wet diaper! Enough nonsense. Most of you know what I’m talking about myself, right? This is us! Busy. Do what? Stuff. What things? All kinds of things. Like what? You name it. Give me an example. I can not. Why not? Busy …
OK – that’s it! Blowing danged whistle! We need a Time Out!
Holy smokes, people! We are outta control. However, not all of us, of course. But there are enough of us pushing our physical, mental and emotional limits, it is worth talking about. Let me ask you this. When was the last time you just kicked back and watched the clouds to see what kind of cartoonish figures or shapes you could see in them? Or the last time you touched a plant leaf and really thought about how it feels and how amazing is that real life thing? Or the last time you walked silently along the road or path and thought about anything special? Or the last time you saw your baby to sleep and enjoyed the feeling of being part of a great creation? Or the last time you leaned back in his chair and snoozed – not because they are completely worn out, but only because it seemed like a nice thing to do How long has it been? A very long time? Never? Hmmm …Many of us, unfortunately, are the proud owners of the lopsided assumption that we always have something to do. OK, for those of you who tend to be overly technical, we’re always doing something – even when we do “nothing”. You know what I mean. I think at our obsession with physical and mental (and sometimes emotional) activity. We’re going to work, doing things, talking with people, go home, go to the store, get out of the action, running errands, paying bills, that caught kids around, fix meals, do yard work, to perform household chores to fix things, colors of things, reorganize things, buy more stuff, watch TV, surf the web and on and on. Even our vacations are so full of “doing” that we pooped puppies by the time we get home.
Yes, I know. I’ve heard again and again, “But I’m just sooo much to do, that I can not get everything done in one day!” Hmmm (again. ..). I think to myself that there are several possible reasons for this comment. That person could be in survival mode of action and his / her day is filled to the brim with more than one job that suits ladies and trying to satisfy the demands of everyday life. It can be difficult, but we do what we must do. Or the person May just be a bit disorganized and have a difficult time for the logical priority. Or maybe he / she is not really all that busy, but for some internal reasons, like others to think that he / she is. Or maybe this person has a hard time saying “no” for a number of reasons. Or maybe this person has become so accustomed to being busy or have some form of audio input, or occasion to do otherwise is uncomfortable – again, for several possible reasons We have it all. our individual, specific reasons to be busy and although many of the reasons are quite valid. I find that none of these reasons are valid enough. Each of us needs time to kick back at least a few minutes each day replenish our physical, mental and emotional batteries. And the busier we get, the more critical it becomes recharge. Most of us know or have known people who have succumbed to the Go-Go-Go’s syndrome. We’ve seen everything from burn-outs to complete physical, mental or emotional breakdown. Suddenly the go-go-go has become a stop-stop-stop. Everything seemed to be such a high priority has dramatically dropped in the rankings – is probably closer to the level it should be at the beginning. I think it would be very helpful if we all did a little effort is required to reserve at least fifteen minutes a day just for us. fifteen minutes of time for relaxation, meditation or just let the old brain cells to cool. Fifteen minutes to regroup and recharge our batteries. Only fifteen minutes. Around one percent of our day. OK, considering all other options May not be the best fifteen minutes you’ve ever enjoyed in life, but it’s still worth doing. Give it a chance. You’ll like it …