As I try to find that ever-elusive sense of balance in my life, I came across this quote from Thomas a Kempis. It was a blessing to me and I hope it’ll be a blessing to you, too.
At the day of judgment we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done; not how eloquently we have spoken, but how holy we have lived.
already & not yet 
That’s a great quote. I also like something similar I heard a long time ago…maybe in an email or something?? Anyways, the gist of it was that when we’re older it won’t matter how much time we spent at the office or how many loads of laundry we got done, along with many other things that seem so important at the time. Is it the “Habits of Highly Effective People” book that talks about placing urgent, unimportant things before important, un-urgent things? It’s good to have something remind us of what’s really important. Thanks for the quote.
I think you’re right about the line from the Habits of Highly Effective People. A lot of times, I find myself taking care of things that are urgent but not really important (like grad school deadlines!). The Kempis quote was especially insightful for me this week as I rush to read all my grad school books before my next class. As important as they are, I’ve been reminded this week that they’re not more important than people.