One thing I have found myself saying a lot lately that I really hate is "Just a minute". I hate it because I am usually saying it to the people who matter most in my life. "Daddy can you play with me?" Just a minute Ashleigh, Daddy is working. "Dad can you check out this website with me, I think it's really funny!" Just a minute Maddie, I need to finish this column. "Wayne can you fix my phone?" In a moment Mom, I have two lines to go on this report!
What the hell is wrong with me? These people matter more to me than any report I can write or spreadsheet I can produce...and yet I put them off to put some letters or digits on a screen. I don't think I am alone in this either. I think we do this to each other all the time. Not just in my house, but throughout the world. Sure, it may seem that I have to say that a little more often...because I have the luxury of working from home. But what about you people who go off every day to a regular job? You don't get to say it face to face. Instead, your absence says it for you. I get to interact with my daughters numerous times throughout the day...and I feel blessed. Some of you just get to see them when you get home. How do you feel when you see them? Blessed? I hope so. I think the people that it has to be worst for are the people who return home and have no one. No need to rush to get home when there is nobody there. I think I am beginning to understand cat ladies! Do yourself a favor, find somebody you love today and give them a minute of your time. Block out worrying about anything else during that minute. Just try to make them smile. In the end, I bet you'll be the one smiling!
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