Think About It

After several very hectic weeks, I sat down with at my desk with a little bit of time on my hands. Yes, I was tired, but the thing that really struck me was how lethargic I felt. On more than one occasion I found myself just staring at my computer screen. (By the way, I learned that unless you do something with them, computers will just sit there and stare back at you!) After a couple days in a fog, I realized something … we need things to keep us busy. Sure, I believe in the value of rest and relaxation; but, overall, to feel good we need to have a purpose. I grew up with the warning, “Idle hands are the devil’s worship.” and, while this is true, idle hands are also the brain’s worst nightmare. Unless we are working on something productive, our brains begin to suffer from an atrophy that will cause our days to come and go without doing anything of value. Again, I am not talking about being a workaholic but when we find things to do we’ll be able to accomplish even more in our