We hear the lament often of there not being enough time.
Not enough time to exercise, not enough time to read, not enough time to catch up on our work, not enough time to meditate, to plan and the list goes on.
This is both true and false.
True because there is a lot to do to be successful. We have our work, family, health, spiritual, financial and social commitments. The demands from all these angles keep getting more and more. Competition also gets more and more intense. Technology and other new things keep us on our toes as we try to cope with immense change.
However, this claim is also false because we waste a lot of time with unnecessary interruptions, lack of focus and planning, fire fighting and emotional baggage. Much could be accomplished if we consistently did small amounts of something every day.
Twenty minutes a day of meditation means more than a hundred hours of meditation in a year! So would be the case with reading – twenty minutes a day would turn into reading more than twenty-five books a year! As would be the case with exercising, and even writing!
By clear focus on prioritizing, managing unnecessary interruptions and being consistent everyday, we can convert our lament of “not enough time,” to having enough to do the things that matter most!