Don't Blink

Here in the South, we go "back to school" before Labor Day. Presently, we only have about 3 1/2 weeks left before my kids have to return to school. This reality had me thinking about how little time we have remaining and how fast time flies. My kids are growing up quickly and I don't want to miss it or waste time with them. In other words, don't blink. Or I could miss it. Their childhood. Their growing up. Spending precious time with them.

A realization then dawned on me. Time passes quickly for everyone. Not just parents. Not just children. There's a lesson here. 

Time slows for no man. Time stops for no one. It keeps moving. It keeps going. You can't buy more time. You can't borrow more. Everyone is allotted the same amount each day. 24 hours each day. 7 days each week. And so on.

What is important is what you do with your time. Work, family, hobbies, rest, fun. Each of these require time. How much time depends on the person. But everyone has the same total amount. Each day every person has a decision to make about how they spend the time they have.

This post is not about giving you advice on making family more important than work. Or rest more important than hobbies. My belief is that each person has to make their own decisions about what takes priority with their time.

So think about it. How do you spend your time? What's important to you? Are you wasting your time in any areas? How do you feel about that? What would do with your life if you had more time? (Hint: The only way to get more time is to let go of other things. Because remember everyone has the same 24 hours each day.)

I often hear that no one gets to the end of their life and wishes they had spent more time on things that didn't really matter to them. Time to get serious about what you want to spend your time on.