Staying Busy
Posted By Aaron Marcelli on March 7, 2010
So life is pretty busy right now. Less than two months on the wedding countdown and there is all the normal pre-planning (and pre-panic) involved with that. We are doing church planting prep work and gathering people to come along with us as planters and prayers. Still working a lot. The book will be released in May. Helping with the Thursday night church service. And I’m still unpacking from having recently moved to downtown.
Some people may get stressed out just reading all of that, but for me, I love being busy! I love when things are happening and there is lots to do. After all, time flies when you’re busy. If life is dragging or you’re bored, it’s because you don’t have enough going on in your life.
I have always thrived under pressure. My attitude is that I just don’t see the point in doing something unless it has to be done. I’m not a procrastinator, I just don’t see the purpose in doing something unless it needs to be done. So I love having a lot that needs to be done. I work well in that setting. At the same time I do understand the need for balance and rest. I allow myself lazy times to sit and watch tv or do nothing and be ok with that. But when recently evaluating if perhaps I am doing too much right now, I recalled a quote from a friend in college. When he was running for student government president, one questioner pointed out all the responsibilities he already had in his life. My friend responded by saying that when you want a job to get done, you should give it to someone who is already busy. Chances are a busy person is more productive by nature and has already established a good work ethic as opposed to someone with a lot of time on their hands.
Remembering that quote assured me that it’s ok to be busy. Being busy is good when you are accomplishing goals and making a difference. Some claim to be busy simply because they feel they have a lot of demands or events in their lives. They like to complain and tell you how they never have enough time. To those people, I would say that you have as much time as you utilize. For time is like money; it’s only good when you use it!
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