Mary’s
Minute
“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night
before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the
time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?”
~ Dr. Seuss
With Daylight Savings Time ending, I am drawn to reflect on the concept of time. Of course, Daylight Savings Time has nothing to do with time itself, but only how we use it. Time passes the same whether it is dark or light at X o’clock. If we had no clocks, time would still pass.
Although it is fun to think that we will “gain
an hour” this weekend, the reality is that time will march on just the same.
And march on it does. It may sound cliché, but it is also true: that
the older we get the faster time seems to go.
Lately, I say that if it is the first day of the month, the month is
almost over. As Dr. Seuss said, “How did
it get so late so soon?”
Time is all we have, and ultimately this very
moment is all we have. We can look back
on our past or plan for our future, but it is this moment that is slipping by
us. Whether we measure time in years or
minutes or days, it passes, and it is our obligation to ourselves to use what
time we have wisely and to truly experience each moment.
While I am happy for the “extra hour” this
weekend, I am most excited to think about the power of time and to strive to
live in the moment more.
Have
a great week!
Mary
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