"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both."

-- James A. Michener

There’s a lot of truth in that quote.

A lot of times, we put false guilt on ourselves if we enjoy what we do. Sometimes, I catch myself having the attitude of “Well, I should do something I don’t like now.� That even though what I don’t like is often less productive that what I do like.

I enjoy reading. Yet there is a lot I want to read and never get around to because I feel I should “do something� instead.

I strive, sometimes struggle, to make the most of my time. And sometimes at the end of the day, I think, What did I really do with this day?

But I’m getting better at “the art of living.�