Well, it has been a hectic couple of weeks. I just returned from a week in Florida with my immediate family that included my parents, over from the UK. It was a really nice week and we were discussing it afterwards – what was the best part?
Often times the answer to this question involves a particular activity that we dis – a day out, a visit to a theme park, day at the beach and so on. This time however it was something quite different for me. Probably the best thing was simply hanging out with my parents and family generally. It is so rare that we simply do that without having the day planned. Specifically one of the most memorable times was the simplest thing – playing golf on the Nintendo Wii with my Dad – I think that was the first time we have played golf of any kind together for 15 years. How cool is that?
So, the point of this story is: What are the little things for you that are actually the most important? I realized again that simply sepnding time with my parents in pricelessly important to me – it doesn’t need to be some vague notion of “quality time” nor does it have to be doing something specific. What is it for you? These times don’t come back and we don’t get enough of them.
Again, what are the little things that are truly important to you and how are you going to get some time to do that? Making it a priority can really help your balance, even if the time you spend is short.
