What is to be gained by rushing through each day. It is quicker and easier to do something correctly the first time, than to redo it it,when the problem is discovered, and no one else has been inconvenienced by our mistake. Taking time to think, plan and review decisions and actions result in better choices, saving time, effort, money, or heartache. What wonderful things do we accomplish with the few extra minutes we have saved by our hastiness?
On the highway, someone passes you going well over the posted speed limit. Over the next hill, you find them parked along the side of the road, discussing their poor choice with a Wyoming Highway patrolman. Or even sadder, you see them in the midst of a traffic accident.
We find the time to do what we want.
Do we listen to our excuses: as we say out loud, "I didn't have time to call you, visit you, write a note, do what I had promised to do, etc....".
If we made time to walk and exercise, perhaps we could lower our blood pressure. If we planned our days a bit, and gave our schedule some thought, perhaps we could fulfill our obligations and still do some of the things we would enjoy doing. When asked to make a commitment, perhaps we should pause and think before agreeing to ONE more chore. Priorities!
Time is money. Time is precious. Do we plan and use our few hours wisely? If we knew that this was to be our last day on Earth, how would we revise our schedule?
Perhaps it is our last day!
Perhaps we should review our choices!
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