Owners Random Thoughts
Crazy world
In this crazy world where people seem to live in a frenzy all the time -- ask someone how they are and the answer always seems to be "BUSY".
I remember back in the day when a phone hung on the wall attached with a cord that when you called and someone was already talking to someone the line was "busy". It meant you wouldn't be able to communicate with them right now.
In our world of electronic "connectedness" we have fewer relationships and less true communication ... we are always "BUSY".
We used to have family reunions, Sunday picnics, drives in the country, sit out back in the lawn chair and stare at the stars in the heavens and talk about the magnificence of God. We used to play board games as a family in the evenings, or have a game night where several families came over to enjoy each others' company.
Now it seems we are always running from sporting events, to dance, gymnastics, etc., etc. with no time to develop relationships. The most important thing we can have on planet earth. Relationships. And we don't have time for them. We have made ourselves "BUSY".
Maybe it's time to "hang up" and open the line for relationships. Maybe quit enrolling our kids and ourselves into things every night of the week so we can build friendships and relax with them and other families.
When we get older, how many events we run to and games we win or lose will not matter. How many relationships we build will!
Just some thoughts - maybe idealistic or nostalgic, but I for one am working to un-"busy" my life to have time for more people. Most of all my family. Spending time relaxing, or doing activities that are relational, not competitive and stressful, is my goal.
I remember back in the day when a phone hung on the wall attached with a cord that when you called and someone was already talking to someone the line was "busy". It meant you wouldn't be able to communicate with them right now.
In our world of electronic "connectedness" we have fewer relationships and less true communication ... we are always "BUSY".
We used to have family reunions, Sunday picnics, drives in the country, sit out back in the lawn chair and stare at the stars in the heavens and talk about the magnificence of God. We used to play board games as a family in the evenings, or have a game night where several families came over to enjoy each others' company.
Now it seems we are always running from sporting events, to dance, gymnastics, etc., etc. with no time to develop relationships. The most important thing we can have on planet earth. Relationships. And we don't have time for them. We have made ourselves "BUSY".
Maybe it's time to "hang up" and open the line for relationships. Maybe quit enrolling our kids and ourselves into things every night of the week so we can build friendships and relax with them and other families.
When we get older, how many events we run to and games we win or lose will not matter. How many relationships we build will!
Just some thoughts - maybe idealistic or nostalgic, but I for one am working to un-"busy" my life to have time for more people. Most of all my family. Spending time relaxing, or doing activities that are relational, not competitive and stressful, is my goal.
