Busy, Busy, Busy…..
…busy, busy, busy, busy,
busy…busy, busy, bus… OK, slap me with a wet diaper! Enough of that silliness. Most you know what I’m talking about though,
right? That’s us! Busy.
Doing what? Stuff. What kinds of stuff? All kinds of stuff. Like what?
You name it. Give me an
example. Can’t. Why not?
Too busy…
OK – that’s it! Blow the danged whistle! We need a Time Out!
Holy Smokes, Folks! We’re going outta control. No, not all of us of course. But there are enough of us pushing our
physical, mental and emotional limits that it’s worthwhile talking about
it. Let me ask you this. When was the last time you just kicked back
and looked at the clouds to see what cartoonish kinds of figures or shapes you
could see in them? Or the last time you
touched a plant leaf and really thought about how it felt and how amazing it
was that it was an actual living thing?
Or the last time you strolled leisurely down the road or path and
thought about nothing in particular? Or
the last time you watched a baby sleep and enjoyed the feeling of being a part
of a great creation? Or the last time
you leaned back in an easy chair and snoozed – not because you were completely
worn out, but just because it seemed like a neat thing to do?
How long has it been? An extremely long time? Never?
Hmmm…
Many of us unfortunately,
are the proud owners of the skewed assumption that we must always be doing
something. OK, for those of you who have
a tendency to get overly technical, we are always
doing something – even when we’re doing “nothing”. You know what I mean. I’m referring to our obsession with physical
and mental (and sometimes emotional) activity.
We go to work, do stuff, talk with folks, go home, go to the store, go
out to an activity, run errands, pay bills, haul the kids around, fix meals, do
yard work, do house work, fix stuff, paint stuff, reorganize stuff, buy more
stuff, watch TV, surf the web, and on and on.
Even our vacations are so crammed with “doing” that we’re pooped puppies
by the time we get back home.
Yeah, I know. I have heard time and time again, “But I just
have sooo much to do that I can’t get it all done in a day!” Hmmm (again…). And I think to myself that there are several
possible reasons for this comment. This
person may be in a survival mode of operation and his/her day is filled to
overflowing with more than one job, caring for loved ones and trying to meet
the demands of everyday living. This can
be tough, but we do what we gotta do. Or
this individual may just be a bit disorganized and have a difficult time
establishing logical priorities. Or,
maybe he/she isn’t really all that busy but for some inner reason would like
others to think he/she is. Or maybe this
person has a difficult time saying "no" for a variety of reasons. Or perhaps this individual has become so
accustomed to being busy or having some type of auditory input that to do
otherwise is uncomfortable – again, for a variety of possible reasons.
We all have our individual,
special reasons for being busy and admittedly, many of the reasons are
completely valid. I’m suggesting
however, that none of the reasons are valid enough. Every single one of us needs time to kick
back for at least a few minutes each day to recharge our physical, mental and emotional
batteries. And the busier we get, the
more critical this re-charge becomes.
Most of us know, or have
known, people who have succumbed to the Go-Go-Go Syndrome. We have seen everything from burn-outs to
complete physical, mental or emotional collapse. Suddenly, the go-go-go has turned into a
stop-stop-stop. Everything that seemed
to be such a high priority dropped dramatically in its ranking – probably
closer to the level it should have been at in the first place.
I think it would be very beneficial
if we all made the small effort that it takes to reserve at least fifteen
minutes a day just for us. Fifteen
minutes for a time out to relax, meditate or just let the old brain cells cool
down. Fifteen minutes to regroup and
recharge our batteries. Just fifteen
minutes. About one percent of our
day. OK, considering all the other
possible options, it might not be the absolute best fifteen minutes you’ve ever
enjoyed in life but it’s still worth doing.
Give it a try. You’ll like it…
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