I absolutely agree with you and Tolle. I finished reading his book recently and it does make you stop and think about where we are in our lives and what we are doing right now.

I think people don’t realise that they still have that childhood thought of, “When I grow up, I’m going to be…do….going to travel to….one day”. Well, guess what people? That one day is here, you are grown up and this is actually it, real life, the train has actually left the station! Putting off life for another day instead of completing projects that ARE the goal lead to a frustrating existence.

An acronym for ensuring my busy day runs smoothly is The Five P’s: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.

This is why the lunch boxes for your friend and your morning 5 minute planning session works. It’s “easier” to relax now and do what you have to do later. Easy to get the extra 5 minutes sleep in, easy to leave the lunch boxes, dishes etc.. till later. Unfortunately, not the right mindset to have if you are already experiencing the not enough hours in the day syndrome!

This is the whole basis of delayed gratification, which in today’s instant gratification-drive through-remote control-microwave society, is a lost art form. Maybe you should write a post about that!