Monday, June 22, 2009

thinking ahead vs. counting down

another case of glass half-full and half-empty. is this a good thing or a bad thing?

i realized that i automatically keep track of….

…number of minutes from office to buendia mrt, from buendia to east ave, from east ave to home
…number of minutes saved if I eat dinner in the car
…number of hours of sleep left if I sleep by this time
…number of tasks that need to be done before i call it a day
…number of tasks that i will not get to do for the day, and have to wait til tomorrow
…number of tasks i will still not get to do tomorrow, and have to wait til next week
…number of red flags in my mail server
…number of calls to be made
…number of nights left til the next presentation
…number of days left til the next paycheck
…number of weeks til the next vacation leave / long weekend

sigh. whatever happened to “it’s about the journey, not the destination?”

3 comments:

  1. it's still part of the journey... not enjoyable but i think we need these dark spells to better appreciate the highlights of our lives.

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  2. ganyan talaga buhay, minsan nasa taas, minsan nasa baba, minsan nakabaon ka na sa burak

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  3. Maybe we are not content with the present state? At least with some things in our lives.

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