How often is your response when someone asks you how you are, “good, just busy” or “so busy”? I would confidently say that the word busy is used all too often in response to this question. It’s become like a crutch in our society, the one word that seems to be at the forefront of our mind, and the one word we always seem to say. I’ve said this a lot myself as well, but in the last year or so I’ve focused on practically eliminating it from my vocabulary. Why? Why is busy a bad word? Read on to find out.
There’s so much of life that is beautiful, wonderful, and 100% a huge blessing-writing this off with the word “busy” is practically a disgrace to it. Also, life is far too short to sum it up as busy.
Something that has made me really think, is telling myself that almost everything on my plate I allowed to be there. This is nearly true for almost everyone. I posted on my socials a few weeks ago, “you are the ruler of your schedule-the only one who gets to decide how exactly you spend your time”. You dictate how you spend your time, yes you. Hopefully, this makes you feel empowered. If you find yourself always falling back on the busy word, take a look at your schedule. Really break down everything that is on your plate. When it’s all right there in front of you, you will be able to see exactly what all you are allotting your time to. Do what you can to shift things around so you don’t find yourself always reverting back to “busy” as a response.
Another reason why busy is a bad word is that busy has become an excuse. Yes, I said it and I said it because it is true. If you find yourself saying that the reason you didn’t do something was because you were “just too busy” that’s not a real reason, that’s an excuse. A way more truthful thing to say is that it must not be a priority for you. But guess what? Saying these words to ourselves doesn’t feel good, so alas the word busy sticks around. I encourage you to hold yourself accountable, and quit using busy as an excuse. If something or someone really is a priority, act like it.
I’ve noticed that busy is a word that tends to come out of our mouths even more when we are super stressed and running on empty. We say we’re so busy because we truly feel that we haven’t even had a moment to take a breath. Make time to relax, rest, and recharge. By taking care of yourself, you will be less inclined to always say you are so busy.
Choosing to use the word busy less is choosing to be more mindful. Take charge of your schedule and your time. I talk about it a lot, but it really is true that time keeps moving faster and faster it seems as life goes on. Another day passes, another week, another month, and soon another year. Don’t waste your life trapped under the word busy.
I hope this post resonates with you, I would say it’s a post that should resonate with everyone-if we are honest with ourselves. It’s my goal to bring up topics that I think should be talked about more. It’s also my goal to create a space where we are all going further, and that you feel inspired to start going further in your own life. To do this, we must be honest with ourselves. I chose to write this post because all too often I’ve found myself saying that I was too busy, always busy, and never could accomplish anything that I wanted to. This ultimately led me to feeling helpless, unhappy, and not in control of my time. I’m a better person now that I have acknowledged that busy really has become a bad word in our society today. Uttering the word busy unfortunately is an obstacle in the way of you going further.
Be mindful of how often you say the word busy, take the time to take a look at your schedule in depth, hold yourself accountable to your priorities, and take time to rest and recharge.
In the Spirit of Adventure,
Demie