How to Stop Being Too Busy

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28

We’re busy. Crazy busy. At least that’s what we’ve been telling ourselves – for a long time. We’ve got deadlines to meet, classes to teach, meetings to attend, emails to exchange, articles to write, seminars to give … oh, and then there’s kids to raise, a house to keep up, friendships to maintain, and, well, our marriage.

It’s become our default response when asked how we’re doing: “Busy!”

And we’re not the on...