Time Management

 

I remember how it felt as a child and teenager to count the minutes, hours, days, and months.  As I recall, I do not remember considering years because it seemed too far away!

Suddenly in my twenties, the significance of time consumed me.  My child was growing and progressing so quickly, and sometimes I was startled at how fast time was passing.

It seemed that overnight I had a three-year-old and a baby, and then they woke up as teenagers!

Now, at 70, time passes so swiftly, I cannot imagine how I got from being a new mother to now a great-grandparent.  The years that seemed so far from me seem like a blink or a breath.

I discussed with a grandchild that I woke up yesterday, and I honestly cannot believe it has been eight years since her Grampy died. 

Mostly, it seems, this year of 2020 makes the time seem as if, indeed, it was only last year or last week or yesterday since he passed.  And I think it is because of the pandemic we must slow down with no distractions, which makes us see clearly and with a new sense of realism.  Sometimes we must relive and focus on many things that are too painful or too hard to accept.

According to Albert Einstein, “Time is an illusion.”.  Honestly, it does feel as it is an illusion at times. 

I remember the days when I was so obsessed with the time I coordinated my life by time slots, how long it took to get to work, how long for lunch, how long to buy groceries, how long to fix dinner, etc. Then Corbin came along, and I honestly was locked into time with five-minute reminders. 

Today, I have no limits, no schedules (except when Corbin is here), and suddenly, time is speeding by even more and time that has passed seems like it is happening hours or months before. 

My wisdom is this; do not take up precious minutes worrying about what happens next, only concentrate on what is now.  Engage yourself in the precious gift of “now”!

So, as I have celebrated Charles’s existence once more, I am realizing more every day how precious time well spent is. 

 

 

 

Time

Now is the Time

not in one minute,

not tomorrow,

or next week.

The one you love

needs your presence.

This moment.

The child needs your attention.

This moment.

Your heart needs healing.

This moment.

Your spirit needs solace.

This moment.

All there is:

this moment.