I Don't Want To

"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'" ~ Lao Tzu

Today is the last of a reduced work week plan I have been on. I must admit that I will miss these days, days to rest and take care of myself, hours to catch up on my long to-do lists, and the opportunity to be instead of do. I often bemoan the fact that I do not have enough hours in the day so this quote was like an arrow to the heart. How on earth do I learn what it means to create time? Perhaps I am spending too much time in my happy place, stranded on some beach somewhere?

Many days I do just lift up the busy schedule to God and say, "You take care of the details." Then I know whatever gets done is grace and whatever is left undone is grace yet to arrive. This day, I have a sense that I do not want to do my tax preparation which was on the top of my to-do list for the day. Soon as this blog is posted, I will begin that task. Ah, the temptation to keep typing arises. I see the glimmer of truth in this quote after all.

What is it today that you do not want to do?

Peace,

Suzanne