Day 13: Time

Take a chance on me.

Why is it that when we “officially” decide to invest our time in someone, all of a sudden it’s this big risk?

Perhaps we have hit that official turning point of adulthood where we finally realize that time-is actually the most valuable currency we can possess?

Unlike money and other forms of currency, time is a currency we cannot get back..so it holds a different kind of value for each person.

This actually brings validity to the statement of “don’t waste my time”.

When it all boils down to it, the thing that builds a relationship is sure-the effort and care you put into it..but once again time is the constant variable included in this.

In order to put effort into something, you take the time to think about the effort, time to plan it, time to put it into action, and time to do it.

It’s an interesting concept, to think that at one point we looked upon life in the moment without any regard.

And then one day, we come across someone who has “wasted” our time..and we look back on the situation and wonder why “we” wasted our time on them..and all of a sudden, time is valuable-and that time has been spent, and then therein follows regret and grief of said time.

We wake up one day, and there it is..a clock ticking us down, and we find ourselves taking just a second longer to plan our time out accordingly.

We find that time seems to slow in the moments with those we hold dear, lingering in the morning moments of silence when the world is still asleep.

and when we have lost them-we just didn’t have enough time..and we mourn the way we spent our time, wishing we had more.

Or when we lose a friendship or relationship, we find ourselves taking time to reminisce the time we spent.

(If you’ve gotten this far, then you have clearly read through the delirious nature of my entry today-congratulations for getting this far. But also, please make me go to bed in the next ten minutes)

All in all, I have taken time to reflect..and I am sure I will continue to do so...in order to weave through my thoughts, my pain, my joy..and any other lingering feelings.

I hope that I never take my time for granted, or the time of those in my life-and I hope that I can continue in my journey towards being a more loving and understanding human.

Here’s to time, and spending more of it connecting with you.

Here is my greatest possession, I hope you handle it with care-it means just so much to me.