Time out

"Have to get this done", "have to get that done next"... in the kind of busy life that we lead today, its very easy to get bogged down, sunk right into the rote - so much so that we badly miss time to reflect and correct of behaviour and persona that might be affecting our loved ones. Time-out, though quite trivial, probably provides that moment of reflection and a much needed fresh perspective. You may think of it as being in a magic box that changes colour to manifest the quality of your behaviour. Now, if you are in the box all the time, all you can see are the empty whitewashed walls - which tells you nothing. But if you manage to step outside, maybe for a little while... all the colours become so apparent. Time-out could be going out to play soccer, a trip to office or just going shopping for a while.