Busy
All my life I’ve been told to slow down a bit, to work with what I have in front of me, that I’ve got too much on my plate- but for some reason, it’s what I do. That’s not to say that I can’t change, because I am fully able to alter my lifestyle. The problem is that I tend to gravitate towards at least 50 million different groups or organizations or such ever semester that add up the hours of lost sleep. But it keeps me going. It keeps my schedule tight, if I stand still for too long, and I know that I have an extended period of time, more often than not I become lacking in productivity. Though I do get good use out of my movies in those times. Though the added stress of feeling like I don’t have time to eat or only getting gas because I’ll never make it to my next destination despite the fact that I don’t have the time to spare- yes that heightened anxiety of racing against time- that stress and I seem to have a good thing going. I can never end my day and say that I didn’t do at least something, though rarely do I get everything crossed off my list. But every year it seems that there is something else, small, but yet something more to pile onto the towering list of things to do. I realized the vast amount of ”responsibilities” when I made out my To Do List for this week alone, which adds up to over 110 things, all to be done by next Saturday. And I promise you, somehow they’ll get done, yet still I’ll get sleep and food and get to work on time, and go to all of my classes and what not. It’s literally a miracle. Sometimes it’s like God himself has frozen time- though it sounds a bit pompous of me to say that He did it for me to get my stuff done- but it really does. Maybe one day I’ll pass out from the simple fact that I’m not the energizer bunny and I can’t just keep on going, but until then, I think I’ll work with what I have for now (until something else comes up ;)) and pray that God helps me through things and shows me what it really is that He wants me to do, or not do. This all might sound a bit odd to you, or it might relate completely. Either way, thanks for reading 
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January 16, 2008 at 8:18 am
Some people struggle with being too busy….some with being too lazy…which do you think is worse? There doesn’t seem to be much said in the bible about being too busy….just a few places, but its plastered with things about laziness….why do you think this is?
January 16, 2008 at 10:20 am
I think that both have their own pros and cons, as to all things, but I do believe that laziness is worse than excessive diligence. And I feel that I must use the term ‘excessive’ because obviously being diligent isn’t viewed as a negative trait. I think the fact that the bible references laziness more often is relevant to the situation, simply because as humans, we tend to slip into being lazy rather than have busy tendancies. Nothing ever gets done with lazy people. I’ve also noticed that they don’t have a good grasp of value- for the dollar, objects, themselves, or others. They’re concept of reality can be a bit skewed due to the lack of work in their life- ie. things should be handed to them without reason more than it just should. But there are problems with being too busy. Things can get very stressful, and often do. It’s also harder to enjoy life at times because of all the other things going on- the need to stop and smell the roses becomes a necessity more than just a good idea. Control also plays a factor in a busy schedule. It’s hard to juggle 10 things when you only have ‘control’ over one, so in many cases there is conflict. In reality we have control over quite little if anything, however God does allow us to manage some things- hopefully we do it how we’re supposed to. Another thought, how many problems can working hands create when their constantly moving, as apposed to idle hands who tend to wander? The concept works great with kids and teens- (and still with adults, but it’s not quite as apparent as a 6 yr old). If you have nothing to do, the odds are against you, as a sinner, to do something productive than get into trouble, which later causes stress. Personally, I would rather have the stress of the busy day, than that of the idle hands.