Time…
Good morning to you…
Yesterday was a day of reflection. The morning began with talk of time in our morning huddle where we gather to talk about all things work before we begin the day. Once a month or so we have to do it earlier than usual because of a meeting that follows. On those early Fridays the group is considerably smaller. We always begin with a prayer or words of encouragement of some kind. It started with just the idea that time is precious and it seems that the more of it that passes the faster it goes. And then the talk drifted to LIVING in the time that we have. It was good. It was good to share and hear others talk about time.
When I taught Weight Watchers and someone would say that didn’t have time – to prepare meals or exercise or whatever – I’d tell them that sometimes you have to MAKE TIME. We’re all busy. We all have too many things going on at once, but if it’s important enough there will be time. I admit that I’m not good at time management. But I try to make time for what’s important. I don’t make enough time for myself sometimes, but I’m working on that.
Last night I realized that I don’t always make enough time for family and friends. Gene and I love to sit on the back porch and have happy hour. Our view of the lake is so nice and it was pleasant enough (temp) that we had dinner out there and we talked. I always love this time with him. I guess the talk about time made me emotional and we were talking about my mom. I posted previously that (9 years ago) her brother died of cancer and eighteen days later my mom passed away, and if you know me, you know that butterflies are of great significance to me since that time. As Gene and I were talking two yellow butterflies flitted past the porch. I posted that on facebook with a pic of my mom and her brother, and a moment later my phone rang. My cousin (whose dad was my mom’s brother) called and we talked for almost an hour. I haven’t seen her in too long and I realized that it’s bad because she’s not that far away – an hour or so, but because we’re busy we haven’t figured out how to make that work. It’ll be a priority now…
So now that I’ve rambled on…
MAKE TIME. Make time for yourself. Make time for your family. Make time for your friends. Learn the work/life balance and make time to do what you need to do so that you aren’t scrambling trying to do what you HAVE TO DO. Tomorrow isn’t a day of the week and it’s not promised…
If you are reading this.. I 
