You know the feeling. The ‘to-do’ list is never ending. The time is ticking away faster than you can blink. All around you life is changing rapidly – children are growing, parents are ageing. It’s hard to catch your breath at times.

You pack so much into your day. Caught up in the modern way of being busy all the time – it’s almost expected to be very busy these days. You don’t know what to do with yourself if you have a rare day off. In fact, you feel guilty at the thought of such a thing.

While you are so busy doing everything you can, your children are growing up. You will never have these days back. 18 years at most – how many of those years are gone? And just as importantly, how many have you left? Are you sure you want to spend their remaining childhood flat out on other things, instead of enjoying the brief spell that is their childhood?

As you work your way through your to-do list, you cannot fit in time for a cuppa or phone-call with your parent(s)….not realising that one day they will no longer be there to boil the kettle, or answer the phone. It’s not a reality anyone wants to face…but it is also one that cannot be avoided. Memories of shared moments will be so much nicer than memories of missed calls or visits.

We get so caught up in our modern busy worlds that we seem to have forgotten some of the really important stuff. Nothing can replace time spent with family or friends. No job or chore should take their place. No-one should be too busy to live.

But – and here’s the important bit – what if sometimes doing nothing but observing and enjoying life was okay?

Guess what – it is…..