My Life, A Cocktail

Sometimes we take pride in being busy. When a caring friend or family member asks us, “How have you been?”, we retort without a thought, “Busy!”. It’s not a competition. There is no joy in being busy when you cannot take the time to reflect on yourself, pause to admire the new word your kid’s just learnt or be patient to listen to your spouse’s full question before blurting out a response. Instead, let’s take pride in being free. Let’s take pride in being able to make time.

It is quite funny how we never forget to recharge our phones, our tablets, our laptops, our universal remote control even, and yet, don’t pay any heed to recharging ourselves. A little bit of calm can go a long way. It shouldn’t need a life wrecking moment to get our priorities straight. Relax. Refresh. Recharge.