What would you do if you had nothing but two weeks of time on your hands? If you had no deadlines to meet, no mandatory staff meetings to attend, or no communications with your boss/co-workers?
Would you view it as a curse or a blessing? Why?
Take a few seconds to think about your answer. It may tell you more about you and your priorities than you ever wanted to know.
Time.
It’s been said, “You can make more money, but you can’t make more time.” We all receive the same 24 hours in a day, so how wisely do you spend yours? How much “life” do you squeeze out of it?
My younger brother likes to say he “lives more life than most people”. Why? because he wakes up earlier than most people and goes to bed later than most people; thus, he “is up” (awake) more hours a day than many people.
I guess that’s one approach.
But, I wonder how much of that “extra time” is spent commuting to and from work, or maybe spent doing nothing. Instead of being in…
…Activity.
I’m not really sure what I mean by “activity”. Not that spending time earning a living is “bad”, but there is “life” outside of work, right? So, what kind of life are you living outside of work? Are you living in activity – doing something you enjoy, perhaps, living in your purpose, outside of the office?
I’ve been away from the bakery for almost two weeks now due to Corona. Can’t say I really miss the place. I like to think the past two weeks away have been a blessing. I have gained perspective into what is important and why it is important. I have gained a greater appreciation for “time” and exactly what “time” can do for me.
I accomplished tasks in the past two weeks that otherwise would have gone incomplete. I didn’t have to “make time” for them by taking time away from other activities I prefer. I didn’t have to choose between playing a few rounds of golf or constructing a new portable basketball hoop for the grandchildren. I didn’t have to “give up” my weekend so I could place 36 bags of red cedar bark mulch in and around my front yard.
It felt “different” not having to trade “this” so I could do “that”.
Simply put, I had the time to do them all. Yes, this two weeks has been a blessing!
So again, I ask…what would 14 uninterrupted days off be for you – a curse or a blessing?
Dan’s View 