"Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not how much time do we have. The question is what shall we do with it." - Anna Robertson Brown, author.
One of Aesop's most famous fables that’s even been made into a movie, is about an encounter between a grasshopper and some ants. All summer long the ants had been toiling away, saving up grain for the long winter. All the while the grasshopper merrily - yet foolishly - squandered his time without a care in the world, making no provisions for the cold winter to come. Of course the grasshopper found himself starving and begged the ants for food. They replied, "Since you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supper-less to bed in the winter."
Leisure time is certainly important for rejuvenating an overworked mind and body, but bone idleness is just a step away from foolishness. Think about the future that you deeply desire for yourself. Plan and take action towards it. There's nothing wrong with stopping to smell the roses, as long as you keep moving along the path.
In working out I regularly have a layoff for a week. Sometimes, generally over the winter period in fact, I ease off for a bit longer. That's just because it's colder and darker in the mornings and unless I'm really disciplined I don't get up as early.
But I always get back into into it sooner or later. I've stopped and smelled the roses, maybe for too long at times, but then kept moving along the path to a great body and good health. Anyone can do it.
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