Use up those Productivity Points 5/19/2015

This being my first semester back to school, it has been a big adjustment mostly with time management. Time easily slips through my fingers if I am not paying close attention. I waste time on assignments if I am distracted. With a job it's hard to stay ahead on homework; but this week is different. This week I have been determined in doing all my assignments early. So far it has been going great, I am accomplishing a lot, but then I find that I am not spending very much time with my friends and not having very much fun. There must be a balance in all things. Each productivity point is precious. The clock is always ticking. I can't become so consumed in homework and my job that I forget to have fun and show love toward those I care about. A quick phone call to a family member makes a big difference. Finding ways to serve people will brighten up even the grayest day. Moments of laughter with friends are precious moments, and many times I find myself so consumed in the task at hand that I don't take a second to look around me at everything that's going on. I don't take the time to analyze someone on the street (without being creepy of course) and wonder how their day is going, wonder how they are doing emotionally and spiritually, show a little interest in my fellow brother or sister, and maybe greet them with a smile or a hello. There are so many things to be done and not enough time to do it, but "decisions determine destiny" (Thomas S. Monson). And "by small and simple things great things come to pass" (Alma 37:6). This week, I will be actively engaged in the task at hand. I will take in all that is around me. I will use my productivity points wisely. "I will live this day as if it is my last."