168 Hours

Each week there are 168 hours. This isn't anything new, anyone can figure out 24X7 and get the answer, but it has been on my mind a lot lately. At IHOP they have 84 2-hour prayer sessions. So, it's really easy for those on staff there to figure how their time is being spent, since a lot of their world is centered around the prayer room.

So it got me to thinking (I know, shut up!) about how I spend my week. Obviously, my ideal world would be to be in the prayer room as much as possible. However, due to the fact I live in a real world with bills and such, I must only visit the Prayer Room as often as I can, and live here the rest of the time.

So, here's what I've come up with so far:
Sleep: 8hours per nightX7nights=56 hours.
Work: 9hours per dayX5days=45 hours.
Those two put together come to 101 hours per week. Wow, that's a lot of time!

Now, let's see...

About 3 nights a week I do paperwork for 2 hours each night, which equals 6 hours.
That puts me at 107 hours.

On Sundays, I spend about 4 hours on paperwork, 2 hours housecleaning, and 2 hours surfing the net. That's 8 hours.

That puts me at 115 hours.

I spent about an hour each day getting ready in the morning.

That puts me at 122 hours.

I spend about 3 hours each Sunday Morning at church.

That puts me at 125 hours.

I spend about an hour per day going to and from work, singing and praying to God in the car.

That puts me at 132 hours.

I spend about 10 hours per week watching TV and movies.

That puts me at 142 hours.

And the kicker of it all, the one I'm sad to admit, I spend about an hour a day with God, alone in my room. I wish it was more, but it's not. I don't make the time. I should, but I haven't lately. Life's been nuts.

So that puts me at 149 hours.

That leaves 18 hours.

And, I've been pondering that.

What have I been doing with my time?

Worrying? Yep.
Wondering? Yep.
Pondering? Yep.

Kinda makes me wonder...

How positive have I been lately?
What else should I be doing with my time?

Years ago I wanted to be a deep thinker, and I prayed for that.

Now sometimes I wish I could turn off my mind just long enough to rest...

Hum...stay tuned for more random ramblings...

By the way, how are you spending your time?

Later!