Tag: what matters

Say what matters now

Posted on by philipdodson

Today was my Mum’s 80th birthday and we all gathered as a family and celebrated with cards, presents and cake etc.

Afterwards, I took a moment to say some words to celebrate her life and to reminisce and to talk about an amazing life full of achievements and milestones, but also to add about all the things that she had done for me and the family. To thank her and show our collective appreciation.

I’m not saying this to blow my own trumpet, the point is to say the kind things about people now, at this moment, whenever and as often as you can.

Often we wait for funerals to send flowers and more importantly, to say kind words about people who matter.

Show appreciation now, don’t wait, let the people who matter in life hear the kinds words in their ears, as none of us knows what is around the corner.

What do you value?

Posted on by philipdodson

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What do you value in your life? What really matters?

Stop your busy life for a moment and write down who, what, the things or activities that matter.

Look at that list of people and activities you do value, and then think how much time do I really spend on them?

Sometimes we say ‘I’d love to do more x, I’d love to spend more time with y, but I don’t have time’.

Apparently, we spend on average 4 hours a day watching TV (Netflix, YouTube or whatever form of media, doesn’t have to be old school TV).

Well, if we simply cut that by 50%, that would give us 2 hours a day, 14 hours a week, over 2 full 24 hour days a month, 25 days a year, a whole year back every 14 years and over an average life 5-6 years of time to spend.

There is always time, it is a question of how much we really value the activities, the people we love or the things that matter in life.

If you value them, make time. Otherwise, perhaps you need to reassess what does really matter in your life.