“What you value in life is revealed by how you spend your time and energy. In other words, you find time for the things that are important to you. If exercise is important to you, you find time to exercise. If you believe family is important, you find time for family. If your work is the most important, then you spend most of your time working. We make time and find time for the elements of our lives that we perceive as most important—whether consciously or unconsciously, we prioritize. We should be careful, though, not to confuse urgent matters for important matters. With all of the distractions and diversions that we face every day, it can be difficult to find sufficient time for everything that we want to accomplish. The moments slip away before we know it. We often make time for urgent matters out of necessity, but we should not allow pressing concerns to dominate all of our precious time. You owe it to yourself to put all the elements of your life into proper perspective and balance. After all, what is the point of having a purpose in your life if you can never find time for it? To do more with your life than to simply exist requires discipline, and discipline requires a certain measure of sacrifice. Deliberate and considered prioritization is the means by which you can bring order to your life and find a balance between urgent matters and important matters. Through purposeful prioritization you can take control of life rather than allowing life to control you.”

Moments of Forever, pages  96-97.

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