Fast Food Days

In today's time management, multi-tasking world, we all have mastered the art of doing more than one thing at a time. I like to think of our lives now as "fast-food days." Like fast food is chock full of empty calories, we pack in so many activities in our daily routines that really don't bring any quality to our lives.

We go in to work putting on make-up, eating breakfast, and catching up on the news while we drive. We do our work with our online radios playing, toggling between multiple screens, and holding conversations with our nearby co-workers. We get home to browse the internet, eat dinner, and watch our favorite tv show simultaneously. Some of us now can't get to sleep without background noise to engage the part of our brain that needs the extra stimulation even as we drift off to unconsciousness.

Let me ask you a question: Are you enjoying all this extra life you're taking in?

Seriously, when you really think about it, are you really gaining better value from your life simply from piling more of it on your plate?

Can you remember the last good meal you had? How about a really engaging conversation? What's the last movie you watched that made you cry?

Nine times out of ten I bet you that experience had your full attention. If that meal didn't have it in the beginning, once you realized it's flavor, I bet you put the blackberry down! You probably didn't even think about scrolling through your Twitter feed as you talked with your good friend.

The memorable moments in life have a way of grabbing all of your focus. Yet the ones we stumble upon accidentally are few and far between. However, when we take the time to look for those moments, they seem to pop up everywhere.

As you bustle about your day, take some time to pause and take in your surroundings. You might be able to hear the underlying pain in the voice of the co-worker you chat with and have an opportunity to minister to them. You may catch the beauty of the sun on your drive home from work today. Really listening to the world around you may help you to hear something inspiring or helpful that will help you as you journey through life.

How about taking a break from you "fast food days" and take some time to invest in an experience that you fully savor and enjoy? Have a real moment. Make a real memory. Enjoy something with your full attention. Then you can go tweet about it.

Verse of the Day: Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:2