I used to begin every staff meeting with this question; but like most habits, circumstances and people changed causing me to forget about this question. In a post-covid world where I am desperately trying to keep some of the routines I gained and want to keep alongside the frantic demands of a schedule that requires multi-tasking to an unhealthy degree; I have decided it is time for this question to make a come back.
I heard someone say this past week that the dance of humanity is the interplay between necessity and possibility.
The inherent question is what is a necessity? (my wife and I frequently have this conversation!) And what space, time and energy to we give to the events, conversations, and activities that open us up to new possibilities?
The ability to build capacity – to give possibilities a chance – while attending to the necessities is a balance I feel I am constantly learning.
Without question, it involve a choice. For a period in my life, I was an avid marathoner. I finally stopped because the training required transformed my running from a “want-to” to a “have-to”, and my life couldn’t handle any more “have-to’s”.
I like living with possibilities, and so I will ask the question: are we busy about the right things?