An Irish blessing

Since mid of July I had been ill and couldn’t work for two months. Now I am recovering steadily. During this time I had more time to think about my current situation and my life. I had to accept, that my priorities I had defined in the first half of this year were the proverbial rocks from the pickle jar allegory (rock-pebble-sand), that crumbled to dust not even sand.

Nothing real dramatic happened. I still have my job, my team perfectly managed my absence, I now start to improve my website and content about time management.

Because I couldn’t do much I read a lot. In one book I found the following Irish blessing, that gave me some power. It can be seen as a list of tasks you probably can put on top of your to do list, just to remind you, that your overall performance needs all the single blessings not just the first one.

Let the words take effect in your mind:

Take time for work; it the price for your success.
Take time to think; it is the source for your power.
Take time to play; it is the secret of eternal youth.
Take time to read; it is the foundation of your knowledge.
Take time to be gracious; it is the door to happiness.
Take time to dream; it is the path to the stars.
Take time to love; it is the real vitality.
Take time to laugh; it is the music of your soul.

So, take time to consider all the blessings; it is the beginning of a prosperous time management.

Care for your time
All the best
Ronald