I like being busy.  Not busy just for the sake of being busy, but busy doing things that are meaningful and fulfilling.  To me, life is more fun when our days are full of activities that give us purpose.  However, it’s crucial that we remember to make time for those important things that can easily get lost or overlooked in the midst of our day-to-day busyness.

Some important things are extremely easy to put off because of how busy we are.  Consider how easy it is to tell ourselves, “When I’m not so busy I need to:”

• Make time to connect with my friend…
• Schedule that annual checkup or routine medical screening
• Start exercising daily
• Begin saving for the future
• Make some healthy changes to my diet
• Pursue that goal or dream of mine

Our intentions are to do these important things, but the reality is that they often get forgotten or pushed out because we are busy.  The reality is also that putting off these things could have significant negative consequences if they are neglected too long.  Those consequences could be things like:

• The drifting a part of a once great friendship
• A once easily preventable/treatable condition has turned into a full blown medical emergency
• Our health has deteriorated
• Our lifestyle will drastically change, because we don’t have the resources we need for the future
• Our goals and dream go unrealized

All because we are too busy to address them today.

Let’s make sure we’re not being so busy today that we neglect the things that will lead to a fulfilling and healthy future.