don't have time

You might think everything in this “It’s Saturday” is over the top, frenetic, and almost entirely deceptive (i.e. all hyperbole).  MissPerfect says--We are mature and some of us are even old soooo like the ad says, "we have seen a thing or two.” erv, you can’t fool us; we aren’t gullible.  Ya, right!

I applaud many of you folks; yes, I do.  You take care of yourself physically and mentally.  It shows.  Way to go.  Keep it up.  You are the benefactors of your efforts.  Read between the lines here folks—Every pound you carry puts 4 pounds of stress/pressure on your joints. 

GeorgeTheCrook says—Everyone always says: I don’t have time!  Or is it we don’t want to take time?  Or it is not as important as other stuff in our life?  Is that called prioritizing our time or something like that?  We have soooo many choices to use our time with that we can’t do them all (i.e. and the list gets bigger each day).  Soooo how does a person decide what they are going to do? While eating my oatmeal with a half a banana on it, RickyRick said this--Living for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else. 

SUGGESTION—Try this “5in5” exercise program.  5 exercises in 5 minutes.  Now everyone has time to do that, don’t they? If you don’t think you have time, you can multi-task while watching TV or doing other activities that you do.  Or do 5 minutes less of social media.  C’mon folks, 5 minutes.  If you can’t do that you really have zero interest in taking care of your body. JoeBlow says—No matter how you look at it folks, zero is zero; nutton. These exercises can be done at any age.  But you can’t do any of them sitting on the couch eating chips.   ha ha   Now if you are really stressed for time—Pray during the 5 minutes you do these exercises (i.e. multi-task—kill two birds with one stone—of course being always doing a lot of stuff at one time might eventually kill a person ha ha).  Here is the link--     www.CoachB.TV/5in5

I heard that one of my golf buddies was working out at the fitness center.  This is way out of his world as I know him soooo I text him to find out if he was alright.  His response--Mostly had shoulder issue so thought lifting may help. While I was there I thought some cardio would probably be good as well. I hate every second of it. Much prefer drinking beer!!

Do you have a 'big but'? No, I’m not talking about the size or shape of your backside. I’m talking about the big excuses most people have when they think about exercising and dieting: no time, no results.  It’s much like money management.  CoachB says—If you have a solid set of principles, 99% of all your decisions are already made for you (e.g. never have a credit card balance or always tell the truth).  LuckieEddie says—That 99% thinking applies to all of our life (i.e. you don’t have to think to decide; you already know). 

Have you ever said or heard it said—That’s just throwing money down the drain?  How about throwing time down the drain.  Have you ever done that?  I recently read this while eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--When I was completing my internship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center I had the opportunity to work on the spinal cord injury unit. That experience forever changed my thinking. In particular, I was struck by the differences in attitude among the patients. My job was to psychologically evaluate each patient. Some of those I evaluated had a recent spinal cord injury and some were returning for follow-up visits. Every patient on that unit, however, had a life-changing injury. Never would they walk again and some couldn't use their hands or even needed assistance with breathing. Every one of them had sustained major changes and losses in their life. Some of them not only lost the physical use of their body, but they lost a girlfriend or wife who couldn't handle the situation, or a job that was part of their self-identity. Yet, what I noticed was that no matter what the losses were or the length of time since the injury, the patients could be divided into two categories: happy or miserable.  So, what I learned was that even though all of these people had a similar life-changing event occur, it wasn't the event that contributed to their happiness or misery, it was their reaction to the event that caused them to be happy or miserable. PositiveJoe says—Free your mind and your a… will follow!  Soooo how did you fill in the a…?  I bet you used “attitude” didn’t you.  That is what I thought. 

I had a visit with a friend at church recently.  We talked about college debt that we hear soooo much about.  He told me that a family in his family have four kids.  They are very good money managers and 2 recent grads have payed off all their debt and 1 is working on it and the other one is still in college.  It can be done folks but it takes discipline, sacrifice, good decisions and good money management.  SusieQ says—Parents and students who don’t have that will have a huge massive debt.  PrettyPam says—My parents and grand parents are rich; they will just pay for my education; I don’t have a problem with that! It gives me more time to party! Ra Ra! Such is life. 

BobbySmart says this--Do we simply resign ourselves to a "here today, gone tomorrow" mindset and muddle through our jobs one day at a time? Instead, I would suggest taking a carpe diem approach: "seize the day." Make the most of opportunities presented to us, do the best we possibly can, and hopefully leave things better for those that follow us.  What do you think of that?  That is what I thought.

ItchieBitchie says-- Have you ever tried to talk with someone who was so busy you could not get them to hear you?  ItchieBitchie, maybe they don’t want to hear you.  No, they think they are tooooo busy. Soooo how are you going to get their attention or is it an impossibility? Maybe their life is all about “them” a.k.a. me and reality is they don’t want to hear about you or anything you say (i.e. thinking how they can get more money or power to a point that they can’t sleep at night). Or maybe they are just poor listeners.  You are wasting your time; they don’t have time for you. I read recently this--My is a possessive pronoun, a word we use when we want to express ownership (“that’s mine”) or status (“it’s my turn”). It’s not a bad word, but the frequency of its use suggests we use it carelessly. GeorgeTheCrooks says--The truth is very little to nutton is mine. Death reminds us of that.  Money is just that money! As a friend says—When the gonger gongs, everything goes back in the box (i.e. even our bodies)! Like Monopoly; it’s just a game!

A friend/golf buddy sent me this text--At mayo...lots of super over weight people waiting...feel I need to thank you again for the suggestion to lose some...Thanks these people are hurting    I don’t know if he is serious or pulling my chain but...!  We were golfing together maybe 2 or 3 years ago, and he was complaining about a health issue.  I said—You would feel a lot better if you lost some weight (i.e. he wasn’t terribly over weight—just mildly obese).  He took me seriously and lost some weight and gives me a hard time ever since.  He told a female friend at church about this and his friend told him that I was a jerk for saying that. What a hoot!  KindEileen says—Are you serious erv, you really did say that?  KindEileen, I am serious—as in “Are you serious?” As serious as congress is worried about our $20 trillion debt! And he looks a lot better toooooo! And his golf hip rotation is a lot better tooooo! He seems a lot happier about himself toooooo! Absolutely, no question! Such is life.

If you agree with that person who thought I was a jerk, how about my friend?  He and his wife were following one of his favorite professional golfers at a tournament.  The professional golfer’s wife and his mother-in-law were also following the golfer.  Frank (i.e. named changed to protect the innocent) had conversation with the mother-in-law.  The conversation continued from hole to hole.  Frank then said to her—I see that they are expecting another child.  She said—Not that I’m aware off!! Take foot out of mouth Frank.  

Some of you might want to say to my friend and I what Lady Astor said to Winston Churchill—If you were my husband, I’d poison your tea  Churchill replied, Madame, if your were my wife, I’d drink it.

My Mom, Anna, would butcher fryers to can and freeze for our family for the winter (i.e. this gal could and did everything).  We had a log behind the shed with two nails on it; she would put the fryer’s head between the nails and with one whack, their head came off.  The fryer would run around like a “chicken with its head cut off.” Saturday question—Do we ever run around like a “chicken with its head cut off?”   It seems to give us a much better chance of having a health problem.  We combine that with our total environment (i.e. past and present) and some bad genes maybe and bingo; maybe for many it’s not a good combination. It might even not let a person sleep very well at night which even magnifies the situation even more.  ha ha

SuuuperMomEmily says--You work 40-50 hours a week at your full-time job, and have to commute to work, so after that, eating and spending time with your family, how do you find the time to add ANOTHER thing onto your plate? The reality is….you just have to. You make the time. The simple answer is that there is no simple answer, and it’s not easy either. CrazyMarvin says—Time management is interesting and challenging; again and again, it has a lot to do with what is important to a person; it is a decision.

SweetJudy says—We say we don’t have time but hopefully in the wisdom of age, we turn to what is actually real in our lives, our family and friends, the youthful joy of our grandchildren and to the warmth of a trusted spouse. MeganWisdom says—Time is marching on!  Tick tick tick tick!

WanderingEdashewonders says--I'm an atheist and I don't believe in life after death; I will die like a pig.  Really?  I don't think you actually believe that, do you?  I heard an atheist proclaim once--There is no God, and I hate Him! ANYWAY  SweetheartJulia says—Can you imagine not having any thinking of what time it is or how much time it will take (i.e. like time is not a concept—we all will have all kinds of time—time is not an issue).  WorldClassLarry says—Decisions have consequences; guess who gets to make the decisions.  The choices we make now ultimately will determine the way we spend eternity. Life on this earth, it has been said, is just a shadow, a breath, a vapor but eternity is forever where time means nothing.  You believe that?  That is what I thought.

Things can change fast folks.  Don't take your time for granted. This pic came up on Facebook this week--saying four years ago.  Life can change folks. Douglas Groothuis in his book, Walking Through Twilight (i.e. a wife's illness--a philosopher's lament) says this--The concept of time is a recurring theme in Ecclesiastes. God knows the times perfectly, but we mortals do not. Here lies the vanity of our lives. I liked the book; I suggest you give it a read.

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean says--Tomorrow is always fresh without mistakes.

P.S. A friend sent me this--I love the saying, "Small things done often are not small things".  Remember that when you eat your oatmeal each morning.