Time

I read this quote from Lao Tzu in Sam's post today: "Time is a created thing.  To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to.'"     

I'm always struggling with time because I always think there's just never enough of it.  Or sometimes, it just seems to be moving way to fast, and I want it to slow down.  But, I remember being a kid, and thinking time was moving too slowly.  I wanted it to speed up.  

I guess, I'm never satisfied.  

But, I do agree with Lao Tzu that time is a created thing.  Actually, that was the reason I started this blog.  To remind myself to make time for the things and people that I care about.  Now, like Sam, I'm not quite sure about the latter part of the quote.  There are many things that I want to do but I really, sincerely don't have time to do all of them.  So, I have to choose.  And I guess, that's where priorities come in.  The older I get, the more I find myself being really picky about my commitments, i.e. my relationships and friendships.  I find myself being really picky about what I do on a Friday or Saturday night.  Or even on a Tuesday afternoon.  Since I do feel that time is moving especially fast, and there's just not enough of it in any given day, I have to choose how I spend the time I do create for others.  And the time I create for myself.     

But now, it's time to go back to work.  Happy Monday, everyone! 

photo: Albert Buzzi