I don’t know about you but I can relate to “busy. It’s busy with good things… work, volunteering, watching my daughter’s cross country race, meetings at church, or keeping the grass cut.  If you are the kind of person who says “yes”  then maybe you can relate. The problem is that too much  busy pushes other important,  more  contemplative practices aside. This article by  Frank Powell gives some good examples of what gets lost when we fill our days and lives too full.
http://http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/6-reasons-you-seriously-need-slow-down