Too many times we sacrifice the latter for the former.
It’s easy to mistake, busy. Busy masquerades as important; it carries urgency, an air of significance.
Busy often parades itself around as productive. Busy gives us a false sense of status.
Busy is glorified, sensationalized and held on a pedestal. My rote response to “How have you been?” is typically “Good. Busy.”
Busy is expected. The ability to be in the constant state of busy will never subside.
The problem with busyness, however, is that it distracts and robs us of what’s important. There are countless ways to be busy; there are numbered ways to do what’s important.
Busy makes life blurry.
Busy carries no purpose. Busy is easy, busy is comfortable, busy is familiar. Busy is understood.
“How have you been?” “Good. Busy.” And we all nod in understanding.
We have made busy a way of life.
Important, however; important is a challenge. Important is doing the hard work, and it can be uncomfortable. Important is an investment.
Busy is easier, but busy is shallow. Busy adds stress, but never value.
If you find that you’re in the rut of busy, take a few minutes and think about those things that would encourage you, and your family, to thrive.
Write it down. Contemplate it. Work focusing on those key ingredients into actions on your daily To Do list. Be intentional about chasing important.
For me, important includes things like connection, gratitude, passion, growth, movement, self-care, and being outdoors.
Find some clarity in this blurry, fast-paced, ever-evolving life. Downgrade busy. Remove its mask and look at it in the eye for what it is.
Let’s bring emphasis back to important.
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