Take Time To Look At The Stars
Michael B. Maine Wednesday, June 30, 2010 
Last night I was sitting at the bar in my kitchen enjoying a glass of wine, a couple pieces of brie, and crackers while writing some website plans. When I finished the plans, I closed the laptop and walked out to the balcony to take a break, at 10:30 p.m. I still had some things I wanted to get done, but I had been working since 7:00 a.m. When I stepped out I looked up and realized that, for the first time in months, I was looking at stars. Looking at these stars, I remembered just how insignificant so many things are in this world. It’s the same feeling I get when I look down on the landscape from an airplane.
I hadn’t taken the time to look up at a night sky for several months. I’m so used to squeezing productivity out of every moment I can. I don’t watch television because I feel like I could be doing something else. I struggle to sit through a new movie. I have three books by the bed, one in the kitchen, two in the car, and one at my desk at work so I can always have something to read whenever there’s a spare moment. In my desire to get so much done is so little time, I neglected to enjoy some of the simplest things in life. I love what I do, and I enjoy reading, writing, and connecting with others, but sometimes there’s a need to just…simply…relax.
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Reader Comments (4)
Yes you need to relax more.
Hey, I can't help it that my idea of relaxing involves reading case studies, taking notes, and writing articles. But you're right. I'm going to make more of a conscious effort to look at the stars more than once every six months. Thanks for reading.
Funny you should post this because, while I don't get caught up as much as you do, I found myself doing the samething the other night. Got out of my car and looked up and thought, "Damn, I have looked at the stars in forever!" Buuuut, I was in the middle of a parking lot and decided standing around might get me killed. Lol, glad you're making an effort! :)
Hey Hey Violeta,
I'm glad you decided to take a minute to look up, but even happier that you decided to stop standing around in the parking lot. Life is too short to rush through the entire thing, I'm going to take the advice of some of those friends, ehem ehem, that tell me to slow down every now and then.
Take care,
Michael