Book Notes

Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting brief snippets from Randy Frazee's book, "Making Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships." These will be brief thoughts from the book that I found particularly challenging and thought-provoking.

"Simply put, many of us have squeezed living out of life. We don’t have time to soak in life and deep friendships. We’re running around trying to get to the next event. This presents at least two major problems. First, our busy lifestyles stimulate a toxic disease called crowded lonliness. But there’s an even deeper problem. In our original design we were created with a connection requirement. If this requirement is not meant, we die." (13)

"The initial thought is that the more financial resources you have, the more likely you are to have a stress-free, relaxing life. In reality, though, studies show that with increased resources comes increased complexity, not simplicity." (17)

"There is among Americans a common illness called “leisure” sickness.” This malady manifests itself in several forms, such as flulike symptoms, headaches, sore throat, and muscle aches. Essentially, our bodies and emotions are so stressed out during the week that in the evenings and particularly the weekends we fall apart. The only prescription for this social fever is a change in lifestyle." (18)