Yes to getting together with friends at a moment's notice.
Yes to extra responsibilities at work.
Yes to learning new music on guitar - an instrument I picked up just a few months ago.
Yes to auditioning for a ballet (a spontaneous decision.)
Yes to giving myself permission to dream and plan for the future, even if it could be disappointing.
After a year of taking things slow, limiting my commitments, guarding my alone time as my most precious possession, and refusing to make long-term plans, I find myself becoming increasingly outgoing and involved in the lives of those who have managed to get inside my circle of trust.
(Maybe I'll write about that special circle of trust another day.)
(Maybe I'll write about that special circle of trust another day.)
How do you spend your time?
We all have the same hours, minutes, seconds in each day, yet as individuals we can each decide to spend our time in an innumerable variety of ways.
How does the way you spend your time make you feel?
Depending on my activities, I find I usually feel either satisfied or anxious. These reactions can give me a clue as to whether I'm making the best choices for myself, though how often I choose to pay attention to those clues is another story.
As I say "yes" to more activities, more responsibilities, my "down-time" becomes busier and I have to concentrate on making sure I'm keeping a good balance in my life. Rather than become overwhelmed by the changes, however, I find myself invigorated by the possibilities and determined to succeed at my new endeavors.
Still, no matter how busy I get, at the end of the day my cat requires a good snuggle - and that is always a highlight for me. After all, our days are made up of such small moments that together create a lifetime. Thus it would seem those small moments truly matter in the grand scheme of things, wouldn't you agree?
As I say "yes" to more activities, more responsibilities, my "down-time" becomes busier and I have to concentrate on making sure I'm keeping a good balance in my life. Rather than become overwhelmed by the changes, however, I find myself invigorated by the possibilities and determined to succeed at my new endeavors.
Still, no matter how busy I get, at the end of the day my cat requires a good snuggle - and that is always a highlight for me. After all, our days are made up of such small moments that together create a lifetime. Thus it would seem those small moments truly matter in the grand scheme of things, wouldn't you agree?
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| "Alice: How long is forever? White Rabbit: Sometimes, just one second." ~Lewis Carroll (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) |
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