How do you deal with time? 

Are you a rather an “unhurried traveler” taking it slow at your own pace or can you just not get off the fast lane – always on the go, in a rush?
Have you ever thought about that?

Different cultures have different ways of dealing with time passing.
There are some cultures in the world that rather call on events to mark the time of the day, like “we meet when the cows are going to feed”. Whereas we as Westerners have a completely different approach obviously. The counting of hours, minutes and seconds is so ingrained in our every day life, there is no escape from it. We are never far away from a clock or watch telling us to be on time.

But what does all that rushing around do to our bodies, our minds, our soul, our happiness?

The industrial revolution required people to be on time for work. Since then time seems to have gotten faster and faster. According to some researchers people even sleep half an hour less than they did 20 years ago. We have to be productive so that we secure a respectful place in society. We drive ourselves to be accepted by our peers. And this has been done over generations and generations. The ones who take a different approach are frowned upon.

We have the feeling that we have to make life worthwhile. A lost minute will never come back and we have to make most out of it. It is hard to not step into the trap and become a slave of time. Where is the day gone? How come the time has passed so quickly and so many things are left undone?

I know this from my own experience. A day without an entry in my agenda and lots to do seemed to be a “lost day”, time I haven’ t ceased. Productivity as a top priority.

Once we are in the hamster wheel it is hard to stop and in the end we just keep on going out of routine, there is always something to be done. We are always ready to go, available to connect (technology does not really help here).
And what does all that to our health? We might not realise at first, but in the end we spend energy we actually don’t have anymore and we might suffer from high blood pressure, fatigue, concentration issues, etc. We get overwhelmed, too many stimuli bombarding us daily over a long period of time.

But what is really important? Why do I hurry all the time? Am I running away from something?

To be honest, I am currently in a re-discovery process myself. I need to take a different approach to life: to feel and be compassionate and pause … and simply enjoy!!! I confess, it is not easy to set a slower pace to every day life, especially when everyone else keeps on pushing. Transformation takes time. One step at the time. And it is never wrong to ask for help and guidance on the way. We cannot shoulder everything ourselves, not even our own healing.

I invite you to look into your daily or monthly routine. Are you rushing things along? Too many deadlines?
Where could you make adjustments in your life to slow down a little? Are you making sure you look after your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs?

Let me know if you need any support on your journey!

The links below are not directly related to my topic above. Nevertheless the two following stories deal with time in very interesting ways, that’s why I would like to mention them.

The same author who wrote The Neverending Story also wrote a book about a little girl called Momo : Michael Ende. I grew up with these stories and they are quite inspirational.

Check them out!

Michael Ende – Momo : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(novel) 
About the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Momo-Puffin-Books-Michael-Ende/dp/0140317538 
About the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091537/ 

Michael Ende – The Neverending Story: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/?ref_=nv_sr_1