My first roommate (the sane one) at Temple University wanted to be a nurse. One day she was not feeling well and went to the campus clinic. She was seen by a doctor who felt the need to dispense some advice along with her medicine. The doctor felt my roommate should become a doctor instead of a nurse and pointed out to my roommate that while doctors have to go to school longer than nurses the time will pass anyway. My roommate went on to become the nurse she wanted to be. But that doctor’s advice, passed on to me through my roommate, never left me.
The time will pass anyway. There will always be 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 365 days in a year, and so on and so on. Therefore, so what if it takes a long time. The time will pass anyway. Whatever It is that you are not doing because It will take too long, just get to it. In 10,080 minutes, a week will have passed. You could have been working on you goal for 1 week or you can still be saying It will take to long. The week will have passed either way.
Time is the constant we all have in common. It does not change. Time feels like it is dragging sometimes and sometimes it feels as thought its flying. But in reality it is passing at the same rate all the time. So, the choice is yours. Over the next day, week, month, year, or even decade you can spend your time improving your diet, exercising, losing weight, cutting back on bad habits, quiting smoking, working on your business idea, going to school, paying off your debt, saving your money, Chasing Joy, or working on any other goal you may have. Or, over the next day, week, month, year, or decade you can do nothing, maintain the status quo and continue to say It will take too long. Either way, the time will pass. I chose to spend time working on my goals and Chasing Joy.
Where will you be when the time passes, healthier, out of debt, a business owner, happier????
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This really spoke to me – what a great reminder and way to look at the time we are given (or should I say loose?). Sometimes it's hard to stay focused, but really it's like you say – our time is limited and it will pass anyways, so it can only be useful if I get up and DO something useful during that period.
All of the above for me too! I want to be found on the positive side of things, in better shape in all aspects of life than ever before… and chasing joy!
All of the above, you're absolutely right, time will just pass anyways, I also choose to chase my joy! Thanks for putting it in perspective!
So absolutely true! We have to take advantage of the now!
I got here through the Flashback Friday. It is providential because I am dealing with issues of time, and fitting things into my schedule. There are only 24 hours in my day so I need to make the most of them, go find my joy.
When time passes I hope to have lost the ten pounds I put on in the last few months due to an unexpected event, I hope to one day have a little rug rat running around, and when time passes I hope that I am still fortunate to have all my family healthy and happy! #flashbackfriday!
Love this one, I had missed it. It's so true – too many of us waste time waiting for the right moments.