Too busy

In this day and age of technology people seem to be too busy all the time. Oh sure they take time to do the things they enjoy. To go to sporting events or a concert or go out to eat. But being too busy seems to be an excuse for everything any more.

I like to keep busy. Yes I have a hard time sitting still. For me to sit and do nothing is extremely hard to do. I love to read. I'm not a big television watcher. But reading either a book or on a device can pass my time quite easily. I will never understand those who can sit for hours glued to the television. I honestly believe it turns your mind to mush. And if you think about it unless you are watching the news or a documentary about history what you are watching is junk....television shows are made up stories. Yes it's great to laugh and be entertained or trying to figure out a mystery. Sports is entertaining but once the game is over life goes on. A lot of people forget that. They get upset or worked up about the outcome or if a call was not how they thought it should be in a sporting event they are watching on tv, or if a television program does not go as they think or expected or thought. But its not real life. And yes we all need a break from reality, to have entertainment but hour after hour of sitting in front of a tv or computer watching crap to me is an utter waste of time, of life. You're not too busy you just don't want to deal with life and reality.

I went to a movie last night with a friend. It was a movie from a book I read about animals, dogs in particular and their purpose. The movie made me laugh and cry. It was entertaining and it had me thinking as I drove home about our purpose. I called a friend to just say hi and see how their day went as I drove home. I hung up from the conversation wondering why I'd called? It had no purpose and left me feeling kind of sad. I mainly wanted that person to know I cared and was thinking about them, but when I hung up I felt my call didn't matter.

It seems that we are all too busy to call or text just to say hi and ask how someone is and really mean it when we ask "how are you"? Often times I wonder if it is an automatic question and if we really don't hear the response. Or we just reply with an automatic answer. Or in plain truth are "too busy" to reply which seems to be the case more and more with people in my life that I deal with.

I have been in those groups or situations where I've said something or asked something and no one replies....talk about making someone feel insignificant. BIG TIME. So when someone in a group says something I always try to reply or acknowledge that person and that they said something. The same goes for emails and texting. I always try to reply...I want them to know I care and I acknowledge them they are a value to me. But I'm finding less and less people are doing this and honestly I've about had it. If people can't take 5-10 seconds out of their "busy" day to reply then I guess I'm not important to them nor do I matter. What goes around comes around.

I'm the person who will talk to the custodial staff the same as a school board member, I will take the time, I will talk to you about the weather or ask how your family is. Every one deserves this we all come into this world with nothing and leave with nothing. No one is more important nor am I too busy to talk to them.

So if someone tells me they are "too busy" to reply to my call or email or text ya' know what I say, BULL! No one is that busy, plain and simple your too busy for ME! There's the cold hard truth. Ya' I understand life is busy, but life is never too busy to acknowledge someone, reply, and sometimes it make take a bit. But I believe every deserves to be acknowledged and answered or just to be told I care and I'm thinking of you...no one is too busy for that.

You're only as busy as you want to be and if you are too busy for someone then maybe someday they will be too busy for you...