That’s right, screw the clock. Shut it off, leave your phone behind, break free from the schedule as much as you can, or are willing.
Why?
Lives guided by the hands on the clock make us anxious. This barely tangible, man-made tool somehow turns us into lunatics, dictates how we show up and what we create for ourselves.
Time makes us panicky at holidays as we step over each other’s faces to get the best Christmas gifts, when a gift the next day is just a good. It creates a false urgency that we are missing something, as we watch the minutes tick by and nothing mind blowing has happened.
When you focus on time you are forgetting to actually show up and be present; worry lines dictating your choices more than your heart. You are distracted from the truth — that your heart is where magic begins. Not in the hands of the clock.
Forget the fact you aren’t quite there yet. Who cares about the should’s, coulds, and ought to’s. Love the moment you are in and make it real. Feel every inch of it. Bring it into each and every one of your senses and pores. Let it roll all over you and then some.
Presence is the absence of time. So if time didn’t exist, what would you REALLY want? Savor this moment to find out.
Photo on Flickr from tsheko