We are more than just our minds (which is where mental focus and priorities comes from). Our bodies and "spirits" and many other "parts" have priorities that may be/are different from what we think/"decide" are our priorities. We're not "in charge" :-)

Life is what it is. One works toward goals but not every single minute. I was working hard on a forum last year and ended up on Facebook all summer, playing games. In the Fall, I decided it was not a good use of my time and I went back to the previous forum, working there. Our priorities change and that's okay! Nothing is wasted! It's ALL our Life and there's no knowing what is going to happen in the future, not 10 minutes from now, much less 10 days, months, or years!

Yes, what we do now can influence what happens then but none of that is "control". I matriculated in college in 1968 as a history major and got my history degree in 2007 :-) That's okay! That's my Life. I cannot "control" myself or my experiences because I cannot know the future. All I can do is what I think appropriate right now, this moment. Right now this moment, I am writing this post to you, Shangrala. "Should" I be doing something else? I can't answer that because I'm not doing something else.

We're never doing "nothing" and even when we sleep we are resting our minds and bodies and dreaming dreams that might be of help or comfort to us, etc. It's an adventure, stay present wherever you are and you'll probably get to where you "should" get to.