"Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time". - Joni Mitchell
Perhaps, like most people, we just can’t seem to have the time to do what we want to do. It’s not about acquiring skills or having talent. Maybe it’s just that. Time. We don’t have enough of it.
Juggling from office work to getting caught in rush hour traffic; from home chores to helping the kids with their homework; from cooking to washing; from cleaning to drying; you just can’t figure out how people actually enjoy their hobbies – how people actually have hobbies at all.
No doubt we have too many commitments on our list. The solution: Downscale your activities, lose the time-wasters and get to the essential.
Of course, this sounds easier than it actually is, because it’s a choice we are making.
To play badminton outside? Or to stay inside and watch TV?
To start cross-stictching? Or to continue the unfinished book?
To write a book? Or to read the newspaper?
To learn the guitar? Or to check out the latest fashion in Cleo?
To ride the bicycle and get some exercise? Or to go fishing?
Sometimes, we simply have too many interests. We can’t have them all. We don’t have the time. We have to decide. The choice will be based on what is essential to our life’s goal.
To play bowling this weekend? Or to visit our parents?
To take a part-time job? Or to volunteer for charity work?
To watch HBO? Or to recite the Quran?
To sleep and overcome the day’s stress? Or to wake up and pray?
Juggling from office work to getting caught in rush hour traffic; from home chores to helping the kids with their homework; from cooking to washing; from cleaning to drying; you just can’t figure out how people actually enjoy their hobbies – how people actually have hobbies at all.
No doubt we have too many commitments on our list. The solution: Downscale your activities, lose the time-wasters and get to the essential.
Of course, this sounds easier than it actually is, because it’s a choice we are making.
To play badminton outside? Or to stay inside and watch TV?
To start cross-stictching? Or to continue the unfinished book?
To write a book? Or to read the newspaper?
To learn the guitar? Or to check out the latest fashion in Cleo?
To ride the bicycle and get some exercise? Or to go fishing?
Sometimes, we simply have too many interests. We can’t have them all. We don’t have the time. We have to decide. The choice will be based on what is essential to our life’s goal.
To play bowling this weekend? Or to visit our parents?
To take a part-time job? Or to volunteer for charity work?
To watch HBO? Or to recite the Quran?
To sleep and overcome the day’s stress? Or to wake up and pray?
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