Time

They say that time can be your worst enemy or your best friend (I think they also say that about Slim Jims). The truth is we are usually our own worst enemy or best friend - not time. I'm finding myself simply coming up short every day, every week, every month with enough time to get it all done. When I say "all" I mean all the things I've committed to - God, my family, my job, soccer games, consulting gigs, some play time when I can, sleep...yeah, I may be over extended. Ever felt like this? I use to hear people say they needed 32 hours instead of 24 in the day -- but truth is if that were the case, we'd probably just fill up those additional hours too. Have we become a society that's "too busy?" I was talking with an older gentleman the other day and he was commenting on how it seemed like everyone was so busy anymore with little leisure time. Specifically he noted that Sunday afternoons, between church that morning and that evening, when he was a kid that rarely did they do much more than just go home, eat, maybe play outside - a simpler life for a simpler time. And maybe that's it...maybe we've created a complicated world, but for what? More stuff? Bigger houses? Nicer cars? More debt? Val and I dream often of a simpler life. I'd love to own a ranch or a house with a lot of land somewhere out west someday...yeah, that sounds nice. Perhaps we'll be blessed with our dream one day. But in the meantime, maybe it's time to start paring down our commitments...who knows, maybe I'll find a few extra minutes in the day to read a book!