June 20, 2008 Chautauqua

From the Editor's Computer

Do you have enough time? Do any of us have enough time? Are we running out of time? Are we losing precious time?

I was reading a book the other day that mentioned a new way of looking at the concept we call time, and how we relate to it.

Usually when we think of time we think of not having enough, or that time is running out, or time is flying by, or time that we’ve lost never to be recovered. The image that is often used is an hourglass with the sands of time steadily running down to the bottom half, diminishing the amount on top.

Richard Leider and David Shapiro, authors, have taken that popular image and literally turned it upside down.

Instead of picturing ourselves at the top of the hourglass where time is running out, they suggest that we picture ourselves at the bottom of the hourglass.

By picturing ourselves at the bottom, our whole perspective changes as each minute is followed by another and another and another in abundance. Time isn’t running out or lost, it is flowing to us in a never-ending stream.

No longer do we need to worry about missing out, or thinking that we’ve been past over. There are abundant minutes in our lives for us to do whatever we want. We no longer need to frantically rush about as there is plenty of time to get done what needs to be done, or do what we want to do.

Enjoy all your minutes...there are more coming your way!

Beth

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