Time and Energy. Friendship and Love.

We never seem to have enough time, enough energy, enough strength to get everything done that we want to. May it be getting all the household chores done in the allotted time, fitting in seeing loved ones, or being there at the precious moment where a friend needs you the most. Personally I don't feel that I get enough time to fit my own stuff, never mind anything else that is mandatory, socially expected etc. I find that if I concentrate on just one thing, or introduce a new element into my life, other things suffer. It can lead to you thinking of seeing members of the family of chores. Right, seen mum, dad, auntie, sister. Right who's next on the list. This isn't how relationships will grow. You can't give a quick five minutes to everyone in a weekend and think 'right that's sorted for another week or so'. You need to give quality time to the relationship. If time or distance is a constraint why not text, email or call them on the phone. Put in a conscience effort. I know it's difficult. I don't have the constraints of a big family life in the home so although I have the same housework etc I don't have 7 loads of washing every week although a few extra hands in the house to help out might be handy. Or one set of maids hands would be even better. Don't think I've never thought about it before. But once you've been to work, done upkeep on your house and seen your nearest and dearest, what about you? What about your hobbies, goals and dreams? Where do they fit in? Do you have time to relax, have a bath and read a book? Can you go for long walks and take pictures of wildlife? How often do you get time to go to the gym, dance class, guitar lessons? There is a lot to fit in, and a great difficulty in finding time. Even if you organise a schedule these things often are unpredictable. You don't know when your friends going to need to vent to someone, how many times you need to pick up the kids, how many late shifts you're going to have to do at the office. The best way to fit things in is to give quality time to each job, each role. Try to find the strength and energy to accomplish these things. Friendships and happiness are important. We must achieve these to be successful in all things.