­­Being and Doing – 20 September – Arrangement and Economy of Time

LITTLE minds are in a hurry when the object proves (as it commonly does) too big for them;  they run, they puzzle, confound and perplex themselves;  they want to do everything at once, and never do it all.   But a man of sense takes the time necessary for doing well the thing he is about;  and his haste to despatch a business only appears by the continuity of his application to it;  he pursues it with cool steadiness, and finishes it before he begins any other.

Lord CHESTERFIELD

BE methodical in your use of time.   Make a scheme for its regular systematic use, even if it is often impossible to carry it out.

Be scrupulously punctual.   And make a careful use of your fragments of time.   It is wonderful how much can be got through by these means.   A great deal of study, or writing, or other work, can be done by a resolute will in odd quarters of hours, and very often we can get no more.   Nothing is more commonly said than that if you want something done, you will have a much better chance of getting it done by a busy man than by an idle one, and this simply because the former has learnt the secret of economising his time.

Bishop WALSHAM HOW

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These quotes are from ‘Being and Doing’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1908 for members of the Being and Doing Guild whose object is to do all they can for the relief of suffering and misery.

Most of the writers are 19th Century Christians from Britain and Europe who were committed to living their faith through deeds as well as words – Being AND Doing.

For many years these words have kept me company and encouraged me on the journey of faith.  I hope they will encourage others also.