Our culture teaches us that being busy equals happiness. We are socialized to believe that filling our days keeps us content. However，being busy has negative consequences. Being busy allows us to escape our lives and set aside our problems. We never have the opportunity to confront our fears or examine the desires of our hearts. We never learn the joy and peace of free time to just be alive.

Since I have accepted a second job coaching basketball for the winter months，I realized the need to re-prioritize（重新設(shè)定重心）again. I am looking at what I can delete from my life during these months so I still have time to relax and still.

If you can’t find time for yourself and be with those you love，then it’s time for you to prioritize again. Figure out what really is important and delete the rest. Then you will have time to enjoy life，your family，and friends.

I am pretty fortunate to have a job where I make my own schedule. This means for the most part，I set the days and times I go into church for work. By setting my own schedule，I can work during my peak productivity times. The times I traditionally am not quite with it (mornings) I can spend being still.

If you don’t make your own schedule，think about approaching your boss to change it. Maybe you can come in an hour earlier or later，you will never know unless you ask. If it’s impossible，take full advantage of your days off to balance your time.

Finally，the most important way I break free from being busy is devoting time each day for me. This means every day I have an hour to spend just being. I turn off technology and escape with prayer and meditation.

Some days，I will go for a walk or bike ride. These times give me the opportunity to search my heart and face up to feelings I may have. This time reminds me of what is more to life than filling our days with meaningless activities. Life is about experiencing the people and world around you. Take the time to slow down and enjoy life.

60. The underlined word “confront” in the first paragraph means “______”.

A. get into               B. suffer from               C. deal with                  D. come across

61. If you don’t make your schedule，you can ______.

A. try to ask your boss to change it               B. spend an hour just being alone

C. turn on technology to relax                             D. go for a walk or ride to search your heart

62. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Being Alone                                           B. Being Busy

C. Filling Our Days                                     D. Breaking Free from Business

63. The writer writes this text mainly to ______.

A. change others’ cultural belief                    B. advise people to keep busy

C. encourage people to enjoy a simple life      D. tells about his(her) daily problems

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