Take Time for Your Life

In today's society we spend all of our time rushing around like headless chickens. Our diaries are full to the brim. Working days are getting longer and longer, and so are the commutes. Then ontop of that with 17 endless ways to be communicated we are constantly being bombarded with e-mails, texts, tweets, facebook message, voice mails and not forgetting phone calls. When do we ever take time for ourself? Silence is a vital part of everyone's life but even that is filled my two little earphones that seem permanently attached to some people. We are the generation of high achievers, but in order to achieve that success does 'work' and 'achieving the dream' take over and the life we are actually living is a bit of half life. 

My lovely Godmother recommened this book she had read years and years ago that she felt had really help her to achieve the life she has today. That book was Take Time for Your Life by Cheryl Richardson. Last week I got the book and within 3 days I had read it from front to back. The tagline of the book is 'A Seven-Step Programme for Creating the Life You Want' and it does exactly what it is says on the tin. It breaks down the different areas of your life, makes you evaluate where you are now and what you want in the future. It isn't rocket science, but where this differs from many books is that it looks at your life, rather than your work. So it is not about me saying I want to be a CEO by the time I'm 25. Work is only one part of the wheel of your life. For most people it is the most time consuming, but there is more to work than life. It looks at your relationships, your health, service to others, spiritual well-being and fun/adventure/leisure. One question Cheryl asks you to consider is If this week were my last week on Earth, would I be happy with how I'm spending my time? Would you? I would love to hear from someone who can hand on their heart answer yes (and it doesn't count if you went on holiday last week)