Time, the one thing in the 21st century we all wish we had more of. How many of us are hustling and bustling from one task to another? Probably everyone! How often do we give ourselves a moment let our brains catch up with what we are doing, and what is expected of us? If there is one thing I have learned as an adult, it is the importance of self reflection and personal time. Not time to do the things that I want to do like play games or read a book; but the time to let my thoughts and feelings take center stage. I feel like this is one of the biggest challenges to our personal health in modern times. There are so many things that need to be done throughout our day and most of the time, we are leaving our poorly nourished brains unattended too which is why "in my opinion" many of us lie awake at night with restless thoughts. We have so many tasks, so many responsibilities and when it comes to dealing with the racket in our brains, most of us turn to some type of coping mechanism in order to fall asleep at night, so we can handle it. I have come to the conclusion that this is why "for me" I have had so many anxious nights, and slow mornings the next day! I have come to realize that time is not my adversary, that speeds up and slows down in order to punish me, but is my companion on a journey called life. You have heard the old adage "time heals all wounds" and more or less, to a degree many of us will nod in agreement. However, I do not think we realize how true this statement actually is. In any event in life that is painful, stressful or flat out heartbreaking time can seem like an unrelenting antagonist who punishes us over and over again allowing memories and regrets to form. However, I would argue that this is a pessimistic view on the subject. Time is our dearest friend who allows us examine our faults and successes with the help of conscience and retrospect and is that friend that makes us take an honest look at who we are and what we have done. As time progresses, like any good friend would, time helps us look at that wound, study it, and most importantly learn something from it. Time may seem unforgiving, but really time is the author of tough love and in those acute moments or even hours when we feel the worst, our wounds are being addressed by the most powerful super computer we know of, our brain. As time marches on, we figure out how to dress that wound or heartache, and perhaps even see what needs to be done differently and then our evolutionary background kicks in, allowing us to move away from the painful aspects of our heartache or mistake and in time what we have is the memory of what happened but not necessarily the pain as it was the day it happened. Back to my main point, this is why time is so crucial to us! We need to allow ourselves the time to heal, the time to contemplate what we have done, and more time to figure out how to proceed from here. Time is our truly honest friend and companion in this life to help us figure out the most complex mystery of all; who we are and what we are here to do, and we have all the time in the world to figure that out. Take some time, and think.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Time to Think
Time, the one thing in the 21st century we all wish we had more of. How many of us are hustling and bustling from one task to another? Probably everyone! How often do we give ourselves a moment let our brains catch up with what we are doing, and what is expected of us? If there is one thing I have learned as an adult, it is the importance of self reflection and personal time. Not time to do the things that I want to do like play games or read a book; but the time to let my thoughts and feelings take center stage. I feel like this is one of the biggest challenges to our personal health in modern times. There are so many things that need to be done throughout our day and most of the time, we are leaving our poorly nourished brains unattended too which is why "in my opinion" many of us lie awake at night with restless thoughts. We have so many tasks, so many responsibilities and when it comes to dealing with the racket in our brains, most of us turn to some type of coping mechanism in order to fall asleep at night, so we can handle it. I have come to the conclusion that this is why "for me" I have had so many anxious nights, and slow mornings the next day! I have come to realize that time is not my adversary, that speeds up and slows down in order to punish me, but is my companion on a journey called life. You have heard the old adage "time heals all wounds" and more or less, to a degree many of us will nod in agreement. However, I do not think we realize how true this statement actually is. In any event in life that is painful, stressful or flat out heartbreaking time can seem like an unrelenting antagonist who punishes us over and over again allowing memories and regrets to form. However, I would argue that this is a pessimistic view on the subject. Time is our dearest friend who allows us examine our faults and successes with the help of conscience and retrospect and is that friend that makes us take an honest look at who we are and what we have done. As time progresses, like any good friend would, time helps us look at that wound, study it, and most importantly learn something from it. Time may seem unforgiving, but really time is the author of tough love and in those acute moments or even hours when we feel the worst, our wounds are being addressed by the most powerful super computer we know of, our brain. As time marches on, we figure out how to dress that wound or heartache, and perhaps even see what needs to be done differently and then our evolutionary background kicks in, allowing us to move away from the painful aspects of our heartache or mistake and in time what we have is the memory of what happened but not necessarily the pain as it was the day it happened. Back to my main point, this is why time is so crucial to us! We need to allow ourselves the time to heal, the time to contemplate what we have done, and more time to figure out how to proceed from here. Time is our truly honest friend and companion in this life to help us figure out the most complex mystery of all; who we are and what we are here to do, and we have all the time in the world to figure that out. Take some time, and think.
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