This year was supposed to be my Sabbatical year. It seems more like my Karma year with many lessons to learn (and not knowing what all of them were).
I guess it’s given me a new perspective and a different way of viewing and analyzing situations. The things you take for granted become apparent in tough times. And as boring as it is to hear this, it’s always the simple and free things which make your time here enjoyable.
Time is the most important commodity given to us (after health of course). The way in which we use time is vital to our well being. Time is used to afford living expenses and accumulate wealth. Time is used to create and maintain relationships with other human beings. Time is used to rest, in order to carry out the tasks asked of the human body.
Nowadays it is so easy to misuse or waste time. Hours can be spent on activities that do not produce any benefit for the person taking part. The internet is a great provider of time consumption, you don’t really notice this until you are procrastinating one night when you should be working on something or else sleeping. Writing blogs can also be seen as a waste of time. Reading them also (we’re all guilty now)!
Anyway, things I have learned.
- Reconsider how you spend each minute of free time.
- Respect your body, this means sleeping well
- Respect your stomach, eating well
- Respect your life, don’t take health risks – this means think twice before drinking or taking drugs, try to avoid travelling on motorcycles or bicycles, don’t speed while driving
- Find ways to cut back on items you don’t need to spend money on. Rethink buying candy, magazines, cans of soft drink etc.
- Value your family and loved ones. Try to spend time with them before you get too old.
- Every year you should be adding value to your wealth or savings. You might need to rely on these things one day.
- Every day should be a step (large or small) toward your final destination.
- A man is not his job, that is just one aspect of the man.
Anyway, I give thanks for this year. Although it hasn’t been an easy year, it wasn’t all bad either.
I eagerly await 2010. I’m sure it has great things in store for everybody.