Invest Wisely

How much of my life will I give away today?
How many hours to reading a book,
or taking a nap, or talking to my friend
or my child, or worrying about things
I can’t change, or trying to change things
that don’t need to be changed?
Add up the hours of needless nothing,
plus the hours of meaningful engagement,
subtract them from the time on my dance card,
and…wait, how many hours do I have
left to dance or drift in my distractions?
Finite. That’s the word. So, once more:
how much of my life will I invest today in
things that matter and things that don’t?
Things that have consequence, and the
irritating irrelevancies?

Is it worth a minute or an hour out of my
account to engage in this thought
or that action? Invest wisely.
Remember: “This is the day the Lord has made…”
A non-refundable gift.
Don’t botch it up.