One of the great illusions in our life is to be addicted to busyness, it gives us the feeling of being productive, but are we really?There are so many demands in our life that it becomes very easy to lose focus.Our attention is requested by family members, people who depend on us and friends who want to spend time with us.Then there is the information overload or all kinds of other activities. It’s not always easy to SAY NO to less important activities when we should SAY YES to our most important projects. It requires constant vigilance.
The time that we waste will never come back. I repeat; the time that we waste will never come back.
It is a sad reality but it is also a great wake-up call.
How do you make sure that you don’t waste too much precious time?
36525 days to live 
April 2, 2010 at 8:58 pm
what defines wasted time? I look at my garden, at a bird… wasted time? or time invested in beauty? I loose myself taking care of a loved one… but love him while doing so… wasted time or time invested in love? Wasted time is defined by our values. What do we value? We can’t waste time if we invest it doing things we value…
April 2, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Thanks for this great comment,
I believe that you understand very well the difference between “investing time” and “wasting time”. There seem to be moments in our life when we don’t fully control what is happening to us and WHY it is happening. However, it is happening, and there is not much we can do about it other than reacting to it. Wasting time, the way I understand it, IS WHEN EVERYTHING IN OUR LIFE IS UNDER CONTROL and yet , we waste time because we are not aware that our time is limited.
Ultimately, investing time with our loved ones should never be interpreted like a waste of our time. Looking and taking care of our garden is probably one of the most important activity to teach our children. as long as there will be children, there should be gardens too.
Life is what we make of it.
La définition de la vraie richesse est : “Posséder en abondance ce qui a le plus de valeur pour nous”
Cela varie d’un individu à l’autre, et c’est ce qui fait la beauté et la grandeur de notre humanité.
We should value our differences.
Merci pour tes commentaires. Je les apprécie beaucoup.