“Wasted Time?” Blog #214
Where do I spend most of my time all day long?
Do I have a sense of what my priorities are now?
Why do my choices of what I spend time on matter?
Here is a sobering thought, I can build up material possessions and own all the treasures
of the world. I can make a decision to travel here and there. But with my last breath. I will
be required to make a decision on how I spent my life. It will be shockingly evident then,
how I spent my time each and every day, my whole life long. Then, it’s too late, knowing
there are many days of own life where I felt and saw, so much wasted time. Self-willed
energy on silly, useless, mundane things. Better still, what are my habits and where do
they take me day in and day out?
Looking back at my own life, there was once a time years ago when my life had a sense of
meaninglessness. So much wasted time on mundane useless things caused me to take
on a belief, at whatever level, it wasn’t possible I could do anything to create value or
leave a lasting impact with what I could contribute in my life. I had not searched for a
relationship with my creator. Therefore, these feelings did not contribute to my well being.
These are “LOST FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS”. If not checked, they grow fast and furious. We
have all been there at one time or another. Because I can partner with my Lord Jesus
Christ, who brings in balance so desperately needed at times of sad thoughts and
depression. Again I strongly say, “Help Me Jesus” and I feel HIM now.
Did you know that any person can write a book about their life? one page at a time, one
day at a time? At the end of a year, 365 days make up a great book to read. Here is a
healthy place to spend time - learning about myself - Write a journal now.
Here are biggest Habits of Wasting Time on a Daily Basis:
Neglecting an obvious Obligation ( been putting it off and off)
Procrastination - Avoidance in doing a task, much needed to do.
Excessive Social Media Usage throughout the day - nothing to show for it.
Unnecessary phone calls to people with only Gossip intended.
Text messaging to and for unnecessary reasons.
Sitting and day dreaming for hours at a time.
The average person loses 26 days each year to wasted time”. John Anderer/London
John Anderer goes on to say that “the average adult finds themself with nothing to do at
least three (3) times a day”! This is due primarily to a. lack of motivation, or routine Another
fact to keep in mind, “wasting time” contributes to depression! Because wasting time
increases the risk of depression by blocking direct communication and lowering social
interactions. This reduces the available time to engage in physical activities that help to
prevent and treat depression to begin with. If I have nothing at all to do, I get up, go
outside, take in countless amounts of deep breaths and walk and walk and walk! Starting
small I learn to anchor my day with “must haves” 3 morning habits. Drink water, make my
bed, Stretch & pray. Then Identify 3 CORE TASKS DAILY: LISTS TO DO. LUNCH A MUST,
PERSONAL CARE INCLUSIONS. Under personal care: work out, reading, exercise, cooking,
movie, journaling.
This famous actor starred in more movies than I care to count. Yet when he wasn’t making
movies he was daily wasting time, doing drugs throughout his day. This was Hollywood’s
“Golden Boy” who saw a vision of his own death. He saw a white light, then had his own
encounter with God. All this happened after he had starred in so many movies including,
The Parent Trap, Midway, Reagan, Top Gun and many more. But wasting time on drugs all
day was teaching him this: “Drugs are fun, then they are fun with problems, then they are
just problems”. All the while, Dennis Quaid thought having Hollywood success meant
leaving God behind. Now Quaid has stopped doing drugs, stopped wasting precious time
and produces faith based movies like “I Can Only Imagine”. He went on to tell a
newscaster, “What we are all looking for is just the joy in life”. From nearly losing everything
to staying at the pinnacle of success, Dennis now states, “It’s all and only about our
relationship with God in the end”.
So I look at my own life today, simply put, I can take the time and pencil in ten minutes
more a day to find my own relationship with Jesus. This shows me I find more joy in my life
now. Nothing positive comes from spending time doing things that contribute to my being
depressed. So I end the Blog today on this note from Crosby, Stills & Nash,
“So much time to make up everywhere we turn, time we have wasted on the way….”
Rather than waste the moment, can I take the time to learn and pray?
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