#life-balance

#life-balance

Time is the only form of capital we can never earn back - once it's spent, it's gone Over the past few years, one sentence has come up again and again: "I don't have enough time." People say it about work. About family. About friendships they keep meaning to return to. About exercise, rest, reading and even sleep. Once it's said, the conversation tends to drift on, as if something has just been acknowledged and filed away.

Nykia Hamilton was left scrambling between the fryer, the register, and the drive-thru window at Burger King after a co-worker quit mid-shift.

"We work so hard for something that is so fleeting. The feeling of winning-it just doesn't last that long. When I sit back at the end of the year and reflect on things, I have a deep sense of gratitude, but it just doesn't satisfy."

Friendships sometimes fall to the wayside out of not malice but unintended neglect. When life's responsibilities pile up, performing the requisite (though enjoyable) friendship maintenance can sink lower and lower on the to-do list.