A Daily Look Within – Day 17
Beyond the skills we may possess and utilize, what we DO with them is yet another way to account for time well spent. Do we utilize our cooking skills to feed our own family, or work in a local restaurant or charitable kitchen serving a multitude? Might a hobby that includes working with our hands include the building of a dollhouse for a youngster in my neighborhood, or might a person seek to utilize their skills to help build houses for homeless families?
Travel is another way many of us gain additional knowledge of our world. We fly to far-away places to soak up the culture and learn new things–maybe try different food or seek to communicate in another language. Does our time away from home include relaxation, or do we spend time in another country working to dig a well or erect a new shelter for a poor community? Either way, we make new friends.
And what about our friends? It is said that our life may also be measured by how many friends we have. Do we make time for our friends? Do we include them in our daily experiences, and share our good times and bad? Do we offer support to others, or only seek support from them? How balanced is that give and take?
At any point in life, young or old, we may seek to figure out, to our satisfaction, the best way we might spend our time. Do we encourage interaction with others on our journey; or rather have the solitary time to contemplate our role in the world? Might we have a life plan that includes some way of measuring how we might best spend our time?
