Everything I do is centered around time. What time do I need to be there? What time do I need to be up and ready to go? What time is lunch? What time is my appointment? What time is the party? What time is my flight? Will I make my connections on time?
Our society is completely obsessed with time. I find myself wondering what time is my time. Do I need to put it on the calendar? Of course the calendar is another time-keeper as well as our watches, bodies, cuckoo clocks and grandfather clocks. We can use Atomic time, Zulu time, or a Sun Dial.
Sometimes I drive myself over the edge trying to figure out what time it is somewhere else in the world where I have friends or family. There are currently 37 different local times in use worldwide. Local time must not be confused with time zones. Theoretically each one hour time zone is 15 degrees wide indicating a one hour difference in mean solar time. However the actual borders on the time zone map are drawn to correspond with internal and international borders and these seldom match up with the 15 degree borders. This does not take Daylight Savings or Summer Time into consideration.
If you are traveling from West to East your flight might leave at 6 pm and you arrive at your destination at 6 am – your flight is only 6 hours but your body will definitely think you travelled for 12 hours. This is Jet Lag.
There are times in my life I will never forget. Those are special memories and I remember the Day, the time and where I was in the world.
There are also those times in my life I wish I could forget, but they are forever etched in my mind with the day and time as well.
What’s the best time I’ve ever had? I don’t know if I can pick just one; can you? I know I did have a good time today. I know it wasn’t the best ever but it was a nice time with friends.
I do know time won’t come back to me; the good times I’ve had are stored in a box in my memories. You will seldom hear me say I wasted time; there is nothing I can ever do to get it back.
Timing is everything. If I’m in the right place at the right time it will work out just right. However, I’m not going to bet my lucky rock on everything falling into place or wish it away. My time has come but I know it’s not gone.
Make time for me. Don’t forget to put me on your calendar; watch your clock so you don’t miss me due to bad timing.
Make time and take time for what’s truly important. Set your priorities to do the right thing. Don’t put off until another time. You won’t be remembered for being the life of the party but you might make a difference by taking the time to read a book to your child or just listening. Make time to take time to make a difference.