Busy, busy....

Yesterday, I met up with a couple of people to discuss a spiritual program we are going to be involved in. One of them does not know me well - and asked me a bit about myself, my work etc. When I explained my 'part time work', it did sound like I am often quite 'free', plenty of free time, considering the number of clinic hours I keep!! And sometimes, I begin to think of it that way as i tell people what I do. But these three days and up to Friday are - at least to my standards - 'crazy busy'. Not in the hours of work, of which there's more than usual - but the in between things that need attending to before the long break for CNY.

We finally picked up a used car for Naren to use to get to university......this of course, sad to say, adds to the pollution but there seems no other way as public transport is not available from my place to the Sunway area. Had to take the car for tyre change (we knew about the almost bald tyres) - and it took up the whole morning because some extra parts needed changing. Not surprising for a five year old car. Other than that the car seems to be running well.

Sometimes, it seems like I have lots of spare time, yet at times like this, with the extra clinic hours, I feel the familiar rushed feeling. A sign that I need to be extra careful about attentiveness to what I'm doing; to take that much extra effort to remain focused, appreciating the gifts of the moment rather than just ploughing on waiting for the busy spell to end (living in the future rather than the present).

For the Lord is present to me, desiring me to be present to Him.

(Joy and Sabbath both live very much in the present!! Am thankful for their being a reminder - calling me back when I get lost in my preoccupations)