time

What is it about time?  How does it sometimes seem so slow and other times seems as though it passed so quickly that you can’t remember a thing?  How did 40 years go by when I remember clear as day being a kid playing in the street like it was yesterday?  I have battled the fear of time for many years now.  I thought that by not making decisions or taking action, it would slow time down.  It took years for me to realize that it doesn’t.  Then I wake up again today and think about which decision I should’ve made or changed that would’ve put me on a different path, in a different place, doing different things. 

Even as I sit here and write and think about time, I fear that it’s running out as the day grows darker even earlier this time of year.  I feel rushed, scared, and unaccomplished.  How did time manage to get away from me today?  Can I not do anything right??  How do I slow it down?  What tasks should I tackle before my energy runs low and I lose focus?  Time keeps ticking…

Maybe you can relate to these feelings, maybe not.  Staying up all night to “get things done” has never been my thing.  I don’t worry there aren’t enough hours in the day.  I know I am only one person and mentally I can only do so much.  I am no good to anyone without rest and that is one thing that is important to me.  I don’t sleep my day away though.  I love mornings and getting up early.  I stay present and enjoy every moment of time from the minute I wake up with great daily habits.  That is time well spent to me.  So how do I bridge the gap of enjoying the present moment to feeling that time is running out? 

It all comes down to mindset.  I’ve had to learn to understand and control my mind.  I never thought that it would be this big of a challenge to do?  One of the most important practices I have made is to get “quiet” and listen to my inner voice.  It tells me that there is no such thing as losing time.  Life is a journey and we are meant to enjoy every minute of it.  Don’t look back and think of time as lost.  Stay present and look at all the gifts we have in this current moment of time.  Breathe it all in and give thanks for all that life is giving us.  Then the next moment of time comes and we have a choice on what we want to do, say, or feel next.  It’s our time and we create the reality. 

Don’t let your current reality be a story of time that has past.  The past no longer exists.  That time is gone and will never return.  Even the cells in our body change with each passing moment.  We are never the same person as time keeps ticking.  Don’t let fear of passing time consume the moments right now.  Choose to feel good.  Choose to take actions that move you closer toward your dreams.  Choose to only have things and people in your life that bring you joy.  Choose to learn and grow from each of life’s lessons and obstacles. 

The time is now.  Don’t wake up someday and regret the life you’ve lived.  Experience joy and gratitude with each passing moment and rest well knowing you did exactly what you wanted to do in exactly the way you wanted to.  Time is of the essence.