This is what we are supposed to be doing
The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else – we are the busiest people in the world.
- Eric Hoffer
Last school year we were doing it all. Football, soccer, basketball, cub scouts, kung-fu and anything else we could cram into our lives. We were the busiest people in the world… or it felt like it. This year the pendulum has swung in the other direction and only kung-fu remains. As a result, we have more time to spend time with each other and I think that’s what we are supposed to do. Weekend river trips, fitness challenges, Friday night family movies, riding bikes, jumping on the trampoline, reading together and even responding to impulses. Life is unquestionably better, more real and more full of what matters. I can’t say that we will always stay true to this pattern but I will always remember this quote and hopefully when the kids get old enough to begin managing their time, they will take it to heart as well.
