Time

        "Time - seasons, calendar dates - they mark beginnings and endings - day by day, month by month and year by year. How time flies we say, or how long the day was. Vacation time goes quickly where a work day may move so slowly as to seem double in its length. Reading is a good visual mark of time movement. A good book takes you through unaware of minutes, whereas a boring one extends the same time.

        We are all aware of time experiencing. Why then should attention be brought to it? How can it be changed? Struggling with time is an every day occurrence for some. They may not be aware of it because they are too busy rush, rushing through the day. Too many appointments to keep, too many activities to accomplish. At the end of the day, some fall into bed exhausted, then a few hours later, once again, beginning the same routine.

        Where does time go? Into experience - the experience of living, of being, of evolving, sharing, and exchange of energies. A lifetime. What do we do with it? We are not 'driven.' It is not a race to see how much we can accomplish with a grand prize for those who have reached some pinnacle of success. Many review accomplishments each day while at the other end of the spectrum, there is a coasting through the day, a year, a lifetime.

        Take a moment. What do you remember most from your last year? What comes to mind first? Is it a blur, a memory? What was pleasurable, what did you learn? How are you different than one year ago?

        We are centuring here on the individual. There are many giving souls who make the world a better experience for someone, but how have you made it better for yourself? How have you grown as a person, in experience, in spirituality?

        The idea is to take a moment. Take a moment for yourself. No matter how busy, no matter how many responsibilities, take a moment. There are no exact seconds for a moment in time, but make it long enough to just be, to realize the value of you as an individual."