Della
When I say the word time, what is the first thing that comes to mind? A clock ticking. Seconds that turns into minutes, minutes turns into hours. Hours turns into days, into months and into years. More often than not, it feels like in the blink of an eye so many minutes turned into years that a lifetime has passed. Some regret a life wasted, others say they had the most adventurous life.
Time, a continued process, today turns into yesterday, tomorrow becomes the present. Every second that ticks away the future becomes the past. As time passes, habits are formed. What if too much time passes before one realise that a certain habit needs to be broken? When we do succeed to break the habit, how much time was wasted in the process? What if the lesson to be learned while breaking the habit is lost in endless space?
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The song that comes to mind is, If today was your last day from Nickelback.
‘If today was your last day
Tomorrow was too late
Could you say good-bye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you have?
If today was your last day’
What if we knew today was the last day we would have? What would we do? Run around with a bucket list and try to tick off each one? Or would we spend it with our loved ones, one last day, having one last supper? Would we not wish that we could actually turn back time then? What if the hands of the clock could actually be turned back? What would we do different? Would we not actually go back and make the same mistakes all over again?
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Life is too short, time does not stand still for anyone. Not even a second. Maybe it is time to take Nickelback’s advice and start living. Wake up every day as if it is your last. Do things you would never have done before, maybe out of fear, maybe out of self-doubt. One day, it could be tomorrow or fifty years from now, you will wake up and realise that it is actually your last day, but you will be peaceful, content, because you would have lived a life of meaning. Turned an ordinary existence into something extraordinary.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
What a wonderful article here!!!
Thank you so much for your appreciation 😉
You are absolutely correct. Keep reminding creation that the earth needs a more harmonious spirit. Life is truly what we make it. Thank you for this gift
Thank you for your kind words.
Great article and thoughtfully written, Della.
Thank you so much Lucia 😉
very good photo awesome and yes i want
Thank you Jasmine. What would you do different?
As I get older I know there all too many things to be done. First treasure the people you love and are your family, you don’t know how long they will be around.
You don’t know what is going to happen in the future but sometimes you know
Thank you for commenting. That is so true.
I live by the moment only without attaching myself to life…death is very much part of existence the same way as birth. Regret is pointless.
Wise wise words my friend.
If I need to answer your question about time, the sound in my awareness space will answer, “time is a game!”. Therefore, play happily, fully enjoy, cheer others by sharing the abundance of happiness we have without sacrificing our own happiness, and live with our breath. O wise girl, your thinking has impressed me.
Thank you kindly Albert. Live with our breath… I love that thought. Clinging to moments that leaves you breathless
You, with your deep thinking, can certainly understand my point quite well! Thanks a lot, Della.
What a wonderful article here. Yes, I would turn back time.
What would you do different Kim?
So many things, but they all have to do with what the economy is like now days, which I had no way of predicting. I have no regrets about family, but I would choose a career in the Veterinary practice and work hard at becoming a Veterinarian. I would invest wisely, I would save more.
I must say I agree with you there. Two things I would change is definitely a different career. Also I wouldn’t have married as young as I did.
heart touching post feel great to read it
Thank you very much. I am glad you enjoyed it.
you are welcome della i like your name ^_^
Lol. Thank you very much ‘-)
Yes I would turn back time to spend as much time as possible with my son.
I am sorry, didn’t mean to open a wound.
No worries, it is always open.
Heart touching Post Della Really Nice, Thanks for That!
Thank you so much for the huge compliment Hamza.
Your post really resonated with me. At my age, any day could be my last. The past few years have gone by in a flash, yet I can’t remember what I did yesterday — at least not all I did. One reason I blog is to preserve my memories.
Thank you very much for commenting Barbara. I wish you many Happy Blogging days still to come.
Beautiful though about time. In today’s fast-paced world, we often forget what is more important to us. Life is uncertain, so we should live for the moment. Each day can be a new beginning which can bring abundance happiness.
Thank you for commenting Trudi. That was the main aim of this post.
Thanks, we always need to hear this about time so we can think about what is important and what is not.
That is so true. Thank you for reading
Della This post should touch the hearts of all your readers in a profound way. Every word from this piece is perfect. This post deserves to be featured
Thank you so much my friend!! Wow! What a huge compliment
Wonderful post, I love Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle. Another great example but now a little old!
Thank you Doc. I don’t know that song. Will be on the look-out for it.
Oooooh. I know this song, just didn’t know who the artist was. Your right it is also a perfect example.