Monday, March 21, 2005
What we do with our lives
An article in the Christian Science Monitor is onto something. We're too dang busy and we ought to do something about it.
Families are so overcome by activities both for kids and parents these days, they hardly get to sit down and enjoy each other's presence. Kids have meetings and schedules that would put an average CEO to shame. Most parents spend their free time shuttling their kids from one event to another.
That's if parents have any free time. I know firsthand that there is little separation between work and home anymore. Pagers, cell phones and other gadgets have allowed folks to keep on working into the evening and right through "vacations."
How do we fix it? I don't have answers, but I suspect a few readers may have some input . . . I'm looking for Z(ed) to find a relevant article.
Families are so overcome by activities both for kids and parents these days, they hardly get to sit down and enjoy each other's presence. Kids have meetings and schedules that would put an average CEO to shame. Most parents spend their free time shuttling their kids from one event to another.
That's if parents have any free time. I know firsthand that there is little separation between work and home anymore. Pagers, cell phones and other gadgets have allowed folks to keep on working into the evening and right through "vacations."
How do we fix it? I don't have answers, but I suspect a few readers may have some input . . . I'm looking for Z(ed) to find a relevant article.
