Time’s up or we have all the time in the world.
Time flies, and occasionally time slows down.
Time to go to work, time to get up, time to sleep, time to eat, time is money and I could go on…(but I’ll run out of time!).
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated my Dad’s 90th birthday.
Wow! 90 years is a fair bit of time on this earth and Dad has certainly made the most of it. His insatiable curiosity led him to a lifetime in the newspaper business as a reporter: meeting people, checking out events, going places and always asking who, what, when, where, WHY.
I don’t know if I’ll see 90 years but I have put over 60 on the clock so far and it’s true the years seem to go by faster and faster. One minute you are reading to your one year old and suddenly you’re reading to your grandchild.
I try to focus more on the moment and take time in small portions to appreciate and savour this life. True, there are moments of great pain and grief but there are many beautiful moments that I don’t want to miss.
The colours of a sunrise, the smell of spring in the flowers, the warmth of a cup of coffee in my hands are all moments I’ve enjoyed just in the past couple of days.
Spending time with people I love and enjoying moments of connection with laughter or a good meal together. I want all my senses attuned: what can I see, hear, taste, touch and smell. What am I feeling?
I can’t stop time or even rewind it, but I can look at the time and know I’ve used it well, not a moment wasted.
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