Writing has always been a release for me and I used to blog regularly on Xanga. My entries on Xanga were a lot more deep rooted vs. keeping it light here on blogspot. I took a trip down memory lane and found this quote I pulled from The Purpose Driven Life. There is so much truth behind these words.
"The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. The importance of things can be measured by how much time we are willing to invest in them. The more time you give to something, the more you reveal its importance and value to you. If you want to know a person's priorities, just look at how they use their time. Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. It is not enough just to say relationships are important; we must prove it by investing time in them. Words alone are worthless. Men, in particular, often don't understand this. Many have said to me, 'I don't understand my wife and kids. I provide everything they need. What more could they want?' They want you! Your eyes, your ears, your time, your attention, your presence, your focus - your time. Nothing can take the place of that. The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Attention says, 'I value you enough to give you my most precious asset - my time.'"
"The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. The importance of things can be measured by how much time we are willing to invest in them. The more time you give to something, the more you reveal its importance and value to you. If you want to know a person's priorities, just look at how they use their time. Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. It is not enough just to say relationships are important; we must prove it by investing time in them. Words alone are worthless. Men, in particular, often don't understand this. Many have said to me, 'I don't understand my wife and kids. I provide everything they need. What more could they want?' They want you! Your eyes, your ears, your time, your attention, your presence, your focus - your time. Nothing can take the place of that. The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Attention says, 'I value you enough to give you my most precious asset - my time.'"
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