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Monday, December 16, 2013

"Busy" is now banished from my vocabulary

I solemnly vow to never say the phrase(s), "I have been busy," "It has just been really busy," and/or "It has been crazy busy," or any such variation of the phrase pendant le rest de ma vie. I don't believe in busy. I don't believe such a state of being exists. And, if by the chance that such state does exist, I do not believe it to be an admirable, desirable, or productive way to live.

Instead, I believe in a full life. A life brimming with love - in whatever shape or form loves takes. Obviously this takes some figuring out: What does matter most to you, and what do you really, deep down, what do you really love?


I am not busy, and I am never too busy, for those things that matter most. Check out one of my favorite speeches of all time - What if love were our only motive?



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1 comment:

  1. Ling LingDecember 18, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    SO many things to say about this! I totally agree that 'busy' is just an excuse and NOT a desirable way to live. Our society almost puts it up on a pedestal but I've so been enjoying slowing down and cutting out excess in my life. Plus if you're 'too busy' when do you have time to serve other people and God?

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