Let’s switch it up
What exactly makes a year new?
Time is a construct. We all agree on that point. It is just a made-up method to mark the distance in between the sunrises and sunsets. The structure applied to the constant ticking schedules much of what occurs in our lives. Marking time does not feel pleasant. In fact, clocks, watches, and phones feel controlling. Even when beauty is applied to timekeeping through the construction of grand clocks and watch faces, it continues to remind us of its importance. Let’s examine some thoughts about that.
Last year, we spent every month recognizing how different aspects of life touched us. Gradual change is always gentler than roughly having to update our lives. Our internal clocks don’t necessarily like to be rushed because it takes each of us a different amount of our lives to decide to change, decide on change or benefit from change. There is no clock to determine how much time we get.
With that in mind, this year we are going to aim higher. Each week this year, we will focus on options. Choices are great! When we make decisions, it feels like we have some say so. Each week, check out the subject of focus and see where you fall on it. If you haven’t given it much thought yet, this will be the chance to ponder. No hurry. If one option just immediately speaks to you more than another, just focus on that one. Options allow for personal creativity. We need more of that. Options allow for more discussion. We need more of that. Maybe this year will just be more of us. A truer version. Let’s go.
Let’s focus on personal time first. Read through the options prior to determining which one represents your current life. Then mull over the others to see if a different option might suit this time of your life better. Cross off anything that seems to scream no way and then reconsider it. Any visceral reaction means more than you think it does. That’s what you are searching for.
Personal Time
Option #1: I have loads of personal time for myself.
Option #2: I don’t need any more personal time for myself.
Option #3: I can never find personal time for myself.
That’s it. After you choose the option that best describes where you stand on personal time for yourself, take a few minutes to describe why you chose that option and what action, if any, may come next.
