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Should I Get the Flowers~Or Check My Email?

1/16/2013

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I originally wrote this post in 2008 for a marriage ministry blog...and I think the principles apply to all of our relationships, personal and professional, today. Enjoy! 

This afternoon I received a call from my wife at work. She was not having a good day and I could tell that she needed a little cheering up. While I had planned on leaving the office at 4pm, I was still there at 4:45 and really had some more work that I wanted to get to before leaving for the day. 
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I suddenly got the idea to buy her some flowers...something which I hadn't done in a long time. Yet, I admit that for a few moments I was torn about what I was going to do. Would I drop everything and pick up some flowers, or would I remain at work?
Listen, the NOT getting the flowers was easy. Deciding to leave work and not getting to my  "to-do list" (which had kept me from eating lunch) was not easy. I can be such a task/goal oriented person, and when I have my mind to get things done, it is hard for me to take my mind off of that.

When I get in these moods, I admit, I can start to think about the logical reasons of why I shouldn't leave early. After all flowers can be expensive and we're trying to stretch every penny that we have. The store will be too crowded! Will they have nice flowers? And on and on...Can you relate?

But if there are a few things that I learned from my wife, they are:
  • Live in the moment when necessary. 
  • Life is about enjoying the moments that present itself. 
  • Stopping and smelling (or buying) the flowers is a good thing. 

So while I still had a "to-do list" I knew that those things could wait until later and that Kacy was more important than any emails that needed to be read or documents that needed my signature. I'm glad that I didn't let my tasks get in the way of my taking some time to "smell the flowers" and bringing some of them home to Kacy. 

Now it's your turn! How have you kept your relationships a priority in the midst of a full calender? 
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    Rommel Anacan

    I am a national speaker, trainer, and strategic consultant to companies and organizations. I'm also
    the president and founder of The Relationship Difference a professional and personal development company in Orange County, California.

    My passion is helping people succeed by helping them connect, communicate and engage with the people around them more effectively. 

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