Taking the time to appreciate what really counts
Jul 6, 2013 0:55:54 GMT -5
Post by Trinna D. on Jul 6, 2013 0:55:54 GMT -5
It seems like things are moving faster these days...Or I am moving slower! Probably both...Anyway, doesn't it seem like people are almost too busy to appreciate one another? I have called friends over the last few years to ask them how they have been doing. Usually, the reply is busy, busy, busy! They have then proceeded to tell me how they have had to go to work, clean the house, do something with their children or grandchildren, etc., etc.! All of a sudden, I realized why they had not called me, and I was even worried I might be disturbing them... Yes, I almost felt "guilty" that I was taking up some of their valuable time! I know that may sound a little sarcastic, but I am quite serious. I really felt almost sorry that I had called...
It seems like we have become a culture that almost prides itself on "being busy" because maybe "to be busy" means to be valuable. I am not saying that it is wrong to be busy. What I am saying is that it is wrong to be TOO busy for each other! Just think if your husband was too busy to buy you a card on your birthday or another important day. It doesn't seem right, does it? After all, it doesn't take that much time to let someone know you care! Or, what if you were too busy to say goodbye to your kids as they were going out the door? It kind of seems ridiculous, doesn't it? These things don't require much effort and little things mean a lot! Why is it, then, that we can't take the time to call a friend a few times a year, or take some veggies or some cookies to a neighbor once or twice a year? Why is it that we have become a culture that doesn't send thank you cards? Why is it that we aren't as thankful to God as we should be? But, I guess there was the story in the Bible of the ten lepers that were healed and( even way back then) only one of them took the time to say thank you!
I hope people will begin to, once again, see the value in connecting with one another. Pick up the phone, send a card, a text or an email! Let others know they "fit" into your life, and, that among the many things you have "to do", they too are worth the time. Try this exercise. Pick a person and come up with 5 reasons that person is special to you. You will see that, when you do this, it takes the focus off of yourself and really helps you remember what that person means to you.
It seems like we have become a culture that almost prides itself on "being busy" because maybe "to be busy" means to be valuable. I am not saying that it is wrong to be busy. What I am saying is that it is wrong to be TOO busy for each other! Just think if your husband was too busy to buy you a card on your birthday or another important day. It doesn't seem right, does it? After all, it doesn't take that much time to let someone know you care! Or, what if you were too busy to say goodbye to your kids as they were going out the door? It kind of seems ridiculous, doesn't it? These things don't require much effort and little things mean a lot! Why is it, then, that we can't take the time to call a friend a few times a year, or take some veggies or some cookies to a neighbor once or twice a year? Why is it that we have become a culture that doesn't send thank you cards? Why is it that we aren't as thankful to God as we should be? But, I guess there was the story in the Bible of the ten lepers that were healed and( even way back then) only one of them took the time to say thank you!
I hope people will begin to, once again, see the value in connecting with one another. Pick up the phone, send a card, a text or an email! Let others know they "fit" into your life, and, that among the many things you have "to do", they too are worth the time. Try this exercise. Pick a person and come up with 5 reasons that person is special to you. You will see that, when you do this, it takes the focus off of yourself and really helps you remember what that person means to you.