Noun
the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
Source: WordNetWhen the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over. George Carey
Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity. Bill Hybels
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers. Gore Vidal
If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle - absolute busyness - then utopia and melancholy will come to coincide: an age without conflict will dawn, perpetually busy - and without consciousness. Günter Grass
Business: Busyness. Edward Abbey
Wherever I am, the world comes after me. It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it. Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist. Mary Oliver