The long weekend has come and gone, and I hope you took advantage of it by doing something you enjoy.

If not, if you felt guilty about taking time for yourself, had the compulsion to stay virtually connected to work, or if you always feel like you can’t really get away, then read Michael Hodgson’s recent SNEWS blog, “Whatever Happened to Valuing Time Away From Work?”

As Hodgson writes so well:

If your days are so full that you feel you cannot carve out time to listen to birds, watch a sunset, revel in the sound of a bubbling stream or the laughter of little ones, walk with a loved one, or simply sit and let your mind wander creatively, then your days are too full of things that don’t really matter in the long run. ...

Another weekend approaches, and with it another chance to spend our limited time wisely.

Hike. Backpack. Climb. Bike. Build a sand castle. Sleep in a hammock. Make cookies. But do that thing, with the ones who matter, without trying to do ten other things at the same time.

The SNEWS View: http://snewsview.blogspot.com/2009/05/whatever-happened-to-valuing-time-away.html