Life feels like it is spinning forward. Lately, I sit down with every intention of completing my planned tasks. I begin the day with structure, focus, and purpose. Then suddenly, in what feels like the blink of an eye, it is bedtime. I sometimes wonder if there is a mystical force at work—one that speeds up certain days and slows down others. Some days beautifully, allowing room to breathe, reflect, and accomplish. Other days disappear almost instantly, leaving me wondering where the hours went. This week, during meditation, I had a realization. I forgot to post my 26th and 27th Sunday blogs.
At first, I laughed. Then I reflected. Perhaps that oversight itself carried a lesson.
Time moves whether we are paying attention or not. The clock does not slow down because we need more time. The calendar does not pause because we feel unprepared.Life continues forward.So all I can truly do is hold on to now for as long as I can. The older I get, the more I understand the value of presence. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.Now. This moment is where life is happening. This breath.This thought.This opportunity. Marianne Williamson (1992) reminds us: “Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are” (p. 147). That struck me deeply this week. Sometimes I become so focused on planning, preparing, and managing what comes next that I forget to fully inhabit what is already here. Yet joy lives in presence. Peace lives in presence.Life lives in presence. The Book of Proverbs reminds us to live wisely and intentionally: “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (King James Bible, 1769/2017, Proverbs 3:6). There is comfort in that. I do not have to control every outcome.I do not have to understand every twist and turn. I simply need to remain aware, grounded, and open to guidance.One day follows another. And each day carries lessons. I have often thought about the mystery of time. Why do some seasons feel endless while others seem to vanish overnight? Why do joyful moments move so quickly? Why do difficult moments feel suspended? Perhaps time itself is teaching us something. Perhaps its purpose is to remind us that nothing stays still. Everything moves. Everything changes. Everything evolves. Even Colombo, with his quiet wisdom and observational patience, often reminded us that what matters most is paying attention to what others miss. His genius was not in rushing but in noticing. That feels important. Perhaps life is not asking me to move faster.
Perhaps life is asking me to notice more.To pay attention.To slow my spirit, even when the clock moves quickly.Live, Love, Learn. I do not know when life will suddenly accelerate. I joke that one day this mystical force will spin up, and suddenly I will be in my hundreds. And perhaps that is exactly why this lesson matters. For each day, I choose this: Live.Love.Learn.Live fully. Love deeply. Learn continuously.
That feels like enough. That feels like wisdom. This Week, I affirm, “I embrace the gift of now. I live fully in the present, love deeply, and remain open to life’s lessons.”
Time will keep moving. But I can choose how I meet it. With presence.With gratitude.With intention.
And that makes all the difference.
References
King James Bible. (2017). The Holy Bible, King James Version. (Original work published 1769)
Williamson, M. (1992). A return to love. HarperCollins.
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