9/18 Something to think about...

[Billie]

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."
-- H. Jackson Brown

Well I don't know about any of you but not having enough time can be a big perspective that constantly needs to be worked. We are all very busy people, there's no one here that is not. Life does that for us and then we complicate it and make it even more busy sometimes than it needs to be.

Over the last few weeks I realized that my time was very crammed but I also realized I needed to get to the gym to 1) KEEP MY SANITY :rolleyes: and 2) exercise for my own health. The last two weeks I found myself not dreading the gym but wanting the freedom that I found there. The ability to work off some frustrations, manage the stress. But to do that I had to make an appointment with myself and put it in my calendar. I can't say I don't have enough time for I realize that by not making time I am shorting myself out of even more time.

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."

What are you going to do to make your time efficient today? What do you need to do to manage time effectively for you?

Have a great day!

[kpow]

Good morning, Billie! Oh, yeah, sometimes I wonder where the time goes, even being retired. It's not the same, I know, as for someone who works full time and has to fit in all the other things life throws at us. I get up most mornings, even if I don't have to be anywhere in particular, with a plan in mind--for the day's exercise, food and general activities. Today will be kinda rainy so I'm staying inside and tackling some clutter issues.

I'm sad too. I found out yesterday that a friend passed away. We were good friends at one time, but she moved to Georgia 15 years ago, and we have not been in close touch for a while, just an occasional phone call or email. We traveled to Europe together back in the early 80's and had a blast. I spoke with her daughter yesterday, and I used to babysit her, now she's all grown up and a mother herself. Talk about time flying by! I think I'll pull out the photo album from our trip and do some fond remembering today.

This will be a busy week starting Thursday. I'm going with my SO to Fayetteville, AR to see the U of A football game. It will be a mini-reunion with his family too. His brothers, their spouses and various children will be there. It should be lots of fun.

Have a good week, ya'll.

Kathy

[Shadow]

The last two weeks I found myself not dreading the gym but wanting the freedom that I found there. The ability to work off some frustrations, manage the stress.
Music to my ears, Billie :D!

Kathy - ((((HUGS))))! I think your plan for the day is a perfect way to say goodbye to your friend :)!

[gitfiddle]

Hi, y'all! It's a rainy day here too and I'm hard at work playing with spreadsheets. Kathy, when I retire I'm going to have to have a schedule or I'll just putter my time away. I know. My sympathies in the loss of your friend.

When I'm honest, I can organize my time, or at least I used to. DH has a way of disorganizing me. Sometimes I find myself not planning because I know he'll come up with something that will make me change. I've found that a change in my plans is one of my pet peeves! Who knew? I'm such a creature of habit, and in my early adulthood I felt like an adventurer. Does marriage do that to us? :lol:

[Billie]

Kathy it's very hard, you are in my thoughts. Friends are friends forever...:)
B

[SherryJ]

YES, friends are forever, Billie...

Sherry, who's lost two of them, unexpectedly, in the last four days...

[Billie]

Here you go Sherry and Kathy, this was read at my friend's funeral on Friday, her husband had picked it out for the service, I love it. Use it as I have to gain some strength, what a beautiful tribute to my friend.

Perfection Wasted/John Updyke

And another regrettable thing about death
is the ceasing of your own brand of magic,
which took a whole life to develop and market --
the quips, the witticisms, the slant
adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest
the lip of the stage, their soft faces blanched
in the footlight glow, their laughter close to tears
their tears confused with their diamond earrings,
their warm pooled breath in and out with your
heartbeat,
their response and your performance twinned.
The jokes over the phone. The memories
packed in the rapid-access file. The whole act.
Who will do it again? That's it: no one;
imitators and descendants aren't the same.

[SherryJ]

Indeed, Billie!

EACH UNIQUE...

Sherry

[cmcole]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=405972&in_page_id=1774


No excuse for not exercising, says study

Last updated at 00:01am on 20th September 2006

"Short bursts of intense exercise may be an effective option for individuals who cite 'lack of time' as a major impediment to fitness."



Unfit people wanting to get off the couch should normally talk to their GP first, he warned.
He said: "If you haven't exercised for some time, your GP will probably want to check your blood pressure.
"The golden rule is to start gently and build up gradually. If you feel uncomfortable then you should stop.
"Doing high-intensity exercise may be effective for those who are already fit and want to improve their competitive fitness, but it's not appropriate for people wanting to control their weight and keep active.
"It could pose problems for people of 40 and older because of the strain on the heart and cardiovascular system, not to mention the joints. It's most likely going to lead to pulled muscles and ligaments" he added.
The Government recommends adults to take moderate aerobic exercise such as brisk walking for 20 to 30 minutes three to five times a week for benefits such as healthy heart and lungs.
In the new study, the students were asked to do six training sessions in total during the two-week research period. In the high-intensity group, students devoted just two and a half hours to exercise including the recovery time.