Time is a Construct
It is so much easier to accept that we have no control on time when we have reasons to rationalize that it doesn’t really exist. That takes a lot of the guilt away over days when time just disappears and I don’t complete what I was supposed to do. I love being off the hook though and will use any reasonable excuse I am provided when required.
Time is on my Hands and Arm
I am fascinated with clocks and watches. Their faces grab my attention easily and more time just passes on by as I look at the actual mechanical movement involved in the varying forms of time markers. In school, the steady advance of the hands on classroom clocks added a rhythm to my prayers for time to speed up. The corner clock on my computer is always there silently marking my use of time. Like Big Ben, it just keeps on ticking. My sports watch pays attention to how I divide up my days into pockets of exercise, movement and my nights of sleep. It is a little weird that it knows when I get up at night to take a quick trip to the loo. And some giant data mine somewhere is collecting all of this intel on my bodily functions. Time surrounds us.
What Time is it
Knowing the time of our life is essential but it is still just a guess. We grow through different chapters as babies, toddlers, youngsters, teens and adults. The stretch known as adulthood is the longest one for most of us, but there are no guarantees since we really don’t control the length of our time on earth. We can plan but there is no contract that we will get those plans accepted. That explains why some of us don’t bother to look too far ahead. It is disappointing not to hit some goals. But failing to plan also takes away the chance to dream and desire and hope and think bigger. Having a timeline that still makes room for loftier events is fun and there is no reason not to spend some time creating a great future.
Time for Me
Take a look around you and notice time in your life. If it is used as a practical assistant, it doesn’t feel like it is restrictive. When time is permitted to flow, everything seems to move smoothly. The time I want for me is there when I want it to be. I just have to claim it. Transforming time into a friend only requires changing some thought. Managing the way I arrange my days and my activities means that I nod at the clock to recognize our partnership. Time takes its rightful place as a part of the plan.
Are you friends with time? Do you ever hear yourself complain about not having enough time? Who is in charge of your use of time?
