Priorities

At a local coffee house I observed a man. He was sitting at a table with his computer in front of him, his hand draped over a computer mouse. I was drawn to his head. His eyes opened wide, then fluttered closed. His head dropped. It reached a certain angle. His eyes popped opened and his head bobbed up, only for the eyes to quiver and close again, and his head dropped
again. Regardless of all the props of productivity surrounding him, the cycle repeated over and over with nothing accomplished, not even a good nap.

I remember so many times when I have been in the same position, with my head bobbing in front of my computer. I can feel upset at my lack of productivity. Life is demanding and in order to be successful one has to do a lot of things. The only way to get through it is to set priorities. Whenever I have head-bobbed like this man, it has almost always been because I have failed to stay committed to my priorities.

The man at the coffee house continues to nod in agreement.