Comments on: How Much Quality Time Are You Spending With Your Loved Ones? http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/2010/03/how-much-quality-time-are-you-spending-with-your-loved-ones/ Trust God! Love Yourself! Grow Together! Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marlonsmith http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/2010/03/how-much-quality-time-are-you-spending-with-your-loved-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-149 marlonsmith Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:49:35 +0000 http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/?p=485#comment-149 Eve, I can relate to the art of balance - earning a living and spending quality time with family. What I have found to help is scheduling specific times on my calendar where I spend "quality" time with my loved ones. For me, turning off my cell phone so I can be totally present and in the moment has truly helped because there are no additional distractions. Isn't it amazing how when the phone rings, you feel obligated to answer or at the very least, to look who's calling on the caller i.d. screen? Eve, I can relate to the art of balance – earning a living and spending quality time with family. What I have found to help is scheduling specific times on my calendar where I spend “quality” time with my loved ones. For me, turning off my cell phone so I can be totally present and in the moment has truly helped because there are no additional distractions. Isn't it amazing how when the phone rings, you feel obligated to answer or at the very least, to look who's calling on the caller i.d. screen?

]]> By: marlonsmith http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/2010/03/how-much-quality-time-are-you-spending-with-your-loved-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-99 marlonsmith Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:49:35 +0000 http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/?p=485#comment-99 Eve, I can relate to the art of balance - earning a living and spending quality time with family. What I have found to help is scheduling specific times on my calendar where I spend "quality" time with my loved ones. For me, turning off my cell phone so I can be totally present and in the moment has truly helped because there are no additional distractions. Isn't it amazing how when the phone rings, you feel obligated to answer or at the very least, to look who's calling on the caller i.d. screen? Eve, I can relate to the art of balance – earning a living and spending quality time with family. What I have found to help is scheduling specific times on my calendar where I spend “quality” time with my loved ones. For me, turning off my cell phone so I can be totally present and in the moment has truly helped because there are no additional distractions. Isn't it amazing how when the phone rings, you feel obligated to answer or at the very least, to look who's calling on the caller i.d. screen?

]]> By: Eve http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/2010/03/how-much-quality-time-are-you-spending-with-your-loved-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Eve Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:47:22 +0000 http://www.marlonandsyreeta.com/?p=485#comment-97 Not enough! Just today I missed my son's performance at his school, because a project at work kept me longer than anticipated. It seems I will never win the battle of earning a living and spending time with family. <br><br>Perhaps the word "quality" is the true emphasis here. We need to spend focused time, interacting, talking and nurturing our family relationships -- with our children and our spouses. I, for one, often say "how was your day?" without much personal and tender thought to the question or response. This blog will make me think more about truly connecting. Not enough! Just today I missed my son's performance at his school, because a project at work kept me longer than anticipated. It seems I will never win the battle of earning a living and spending time with family.

Perhaps the word “quality” is the true emphasis here. We need to spend focused time, interacting, talking and nurturing our family relationships — with our children and our spouses. I, for one, often say “how was your day?” without much personal and tender thought to the question or response. This blog will make me think more about truly connecting.

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