Carve Out Time: A Necessity

In a world of instant messaging, virtual games and worlds, online shopping, streaming entertainment, and portable cellular technology, it’s easy to remain plugged in 24/7/365. However it’s important. No it’s imperative that we carve out time in our lives for things apart from this constant technology connectedness. We need this time to be more present with those we love. We need this time to let our creative juices flow. We need this time to settle, calm, and quiet our souls. We need this time to enjoy and hear what the silence has to teach us. We need this time to rest. To restore. To find stillness in a world of perpetual motion.

Carve Out Time: A Survival Tactic

As an introvert, I need to carve out time to survive, to recharge, and to keep balance in my life. When I lived alone, prior to marriage, prior to kids, making time for those necessities in my life came without too much effort. If I wanted time alone, I didn’t make plans. I simply didn’t answer the phone. Or I walked out for a run after work when I wanted. If I wanted to read a favorite book or take a nap, I snuggled up under the covers in my bed and read or slept. I enjoyed meeting up with friends without concern for a sitter.

Now if I want to run, or rather take a yoga class, it takes considerably more effort to do so because when I arrive home late in the afternoon I have kids in two with needs to finish homework, to go to soccer practice, or to piano lessons. But I find the time for yoga (or my other necessities) because I need it. When I don’t, I don’t sleep well. When I don’t sleep well, I feel more stressed and tense, which all makes me more crabby and cranky. Crabby and cranky is not great way to make it through life, so I prefer to carve out time for my necessities to avoid grumpville.

Carve Out Time: A New Discovery

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