In this fast paced world that there is so much for us to do; it is little wonder that people don’t give themselves enough time to get from here to there. If time could be bought I reckon that it would top the share market. There just never seems to be enough of it. Why is that?
‘Time is free, but it is priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.’ Harvey Mac Kay
Why is there not enough time?
I have pondered on this and I have come to the conclusion that many of us take on to much leaving us with not enough hours in the day. When we are doing something that we enjoy time flies by, so we feel that there is not enough of it. Alternatively if we are experiencing something that doesn’t make us feel fulfilled we may think that time is going slower; when of course it is not but we may become more conscious of it so it is like waiting for a kettle to boil.
What can we do about it?
Slow down, do less, manage our time more efficiently. It’s all about balance. If you are rushing around the universe will intervene to slow you down so you may as well go with the flow. Time is a priceless commodity and you are the banker. You are the one who decides how you spend your time.
“An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth” Bonnie Freidman
“Time is a great Healer”
Over time physical wounds can heal and given time emotional wounds can become easier to bear. However, it saddens me to think that people wish their lives away during these times in hope of better times but I understand why and I have done it on a few occasions myself. “Taking one day at a Time” is most commonly the coping mechanism that acts as a crutch during such times, until we feel that we can walk the road of life again unaided. Take the time to Heal.
Timeout
We can all benefit immensely from taking timeout from time to time. This allows us to put our lives in perspective and recharge our core. If we don’t we stop and do a ‘stock-take’ of all of the information that we have processed over a period of time, we run the risk of malfunctioning , which will led to a burn-out. Many people go on holidays to take a break from their hectic lives. That is wonderful if you are able to do that but by committing to taking a timeout every day, week or even month you are giving yourself time to evaluate and offload. I think of it as breathing, if we keep inhaling, inhaling, inhaling, without taking timeout to exhale we will eventually pass out. It just doesn’t work – we were not built that way.
“Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you”
Whatever way you choose to spend your time, embrace it. There is no point filling your life with regrets of time wasted or misused. I believe that by confidently trusting my decisions I am standing loyally by my own choices no matter what the outcome of those choices may be.
“Regret for wasted time is more wasted time” Mason Cooley
To read more about my thoughts on time why not check out my article How Time Goes By.
One thought before I finish : What makes us happy is individual to each of us. We all have different things that make us tick and it is important to do things for ourselves that make us feel happy.
Do you give yourself Happy Time? How?
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