How did it get to be fall already? Do you ever feel like the dog in the cartoon? It reminds me of one of my favorite jokes: Inside every old person is a young one asking, “What in the heck happened?”
What about the following cartoons, do they resonate with you?
They represent how I often felt when I was younger, but now I try to be like the little boy in this picture. He’s completely immersed in what he’s doing and is oblivious to time. He’s completely present in the moment. That’s where I try to be as much as possible.
What about you? How do you feel about time?
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I feel there is a fixed amount of time that God has set for me. I should use it constructively.
.-= Looney´s last blog .. =-.
Looney,
Well said!
I feel quite passive about it. I tend to live without a sense of time – especially when I’m enjoying something.
.-= Evan´s last blog ..Social Equality and Personal Health =-.
TIME is such a funny thing sometimes…
Some TIMES there is masses of it that is just idling away and other times like the fall leaves/dog it’s fast running away.
it’s a valuable commodity but how you spend it depends on what you class as the value of it.
I savour it, especially when I’m pushing uphill and trying fit a zillion little things in the TIME available.
I told someone today that I didn’t actually get dressed on Saturday, as I didn’t need to go out…and wanted TIME to just do nothing etc. It was like I recharged my TIME batteries
.-= Cathy in NZ´s last blog ..Spring – Sprung where? =-.
There isn’t enough time. When I think about how my life is fleeing, I think it would go slower if I stared at the clock.
All my life I’ve never worn a watch, except when I must, to get there on time.
There are times I think “Where did the go?” but I am enjoying every minute I have and don’t think of it as a negative – it just is what it is.
.-= suzen´s last blog ..Be Happy! A Good Choice! =-.
“Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.”
Art Buchwald.
I am like the old lady in Northcote Parkinson’s book -Parkinson’s Law: The Pursuit of Progress, who takes the whole day to write a post card and post it. NP could well have had me in his mind when he came up with his law – ‘WORK EXPANDS SO AS TO FILL THE TIME AVAILABLE FOR ITS COMPLETION’
I have got plenty of time. In fact that is the only thing I have plenty of.
.-= Rummuser´s last blog ..Vijayadasami / Dussera =-.
Evan,
I love not having to watch the clock. I sometimes actively make sure that happens…its too precious for me to leave it to chance.
Cathy,
Good for you for recognizing it’s healthy to recharge your batteries.
bikehikebabe,
When I was working I used to complain to my boss that the clocks went too fast. Now it doesn’t matter.
suzen,
I agree..when we’re enjoying ourselves time is bound to go fast, and that’s just fine.
Rummuser,
I love the Buchwald quote. It sounds to me as if you’re living a rich life.
I haven’t much worn a watch either. Before I had turned 30 I had broken so many it was a case of stopping.
THEN
my brother, decided I needed a digital sort and the damn thing never broke though it was very difficult to put forward/put back for daylight saving. The manual was about 3x the size of the watch. When my brother died I decided I didn’t need to wear it anymore…as he wouldn’t be forever asking me ‘how is my watch?’
now I relie on my cellphone which kindly has a time looking at me all day long…when I find it in the bottom of my bag!
For 2-day time is short…I just found something very interesting that i should put in my essay that is due tomorrow BUT I will need to decide what I can delete as I am already at the 10% over the 2000 words
.-= Cathy in NZ´s last blog ..Spring – Sprung where? =-.
What is TIME? I used to worry about the What if’s? Then I realised how much time I wasted on what might never happen, so now I live for this moment, after all none of us are promised tomorrow. If you knew today was your last, would you waste time worrying about the future?
.-= Grannymar´s last blog ..My thoughts for today =-.
Cathy,
I wear a small pedometer on my waist. It’s rugged and doesn’t get in my way. I seldom look at the steps I take, but I can easily see the time if I need to. I love it.
Grannymar,
Amen to that!
Jean, Elly bought me a digital pedometer to record my steps and help me reach new targets each day. Alas I am so slow it does not register my steps. She reset it and George my son-in-law wore it yesterday and it works fine!
.-= Grannymar´s last blog ..My thoughts for today =-.
Grannymar,
In fact, my pedometer doesn’t do very well either. It may overcount a bit when I bounce on my jogging trampoline but scarcely registers anything when I use my treadmill. I don’t pay much attention to the steps but love it as a timepiece that stays out of my way.
Thanks for the laugh.
Time flies. That’s all I know!
.-= gaelikaa´s last blog ..The Beautician in the Kitchen! =-.
gaelikaa, your beautican in kitchen is very good – & funny.
living in india with irish skin, the only beauty creams you need are SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN—& a wide brimmed hat.
bikehikebabe,
I agree about the sunscreen!
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