Saturday, November 17, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Living on Borrowed Time
Daylight Savings Time is a strange event, especially in the fall when you have an extra hour in your day. It is many individuals' dreams come true. Another hour in the day to do whatever it is you need to do. The twitterverse and news-streams were aflutter with suggestions on how to use the extra time and how not to waste it. Strange isn't it? How much of a difference does one hour really make?
But it does. If only we were to live every day as productively as our extra hour. And to always think of every hour as borrowed time, I wonder how productive we would all be? Or how rested? Or how well read? It seems that we are not utilizing our 24 hours wisely, but if we get the chance to have 25 well...that makes all the difference.
For most people the extra hour is a blessing. For those on call that night, it means an extra hour of call shift. I pray that those individuals get an extra hour in between that shift and the next. Or they get the next holiday off or something.
I think what we need is to have this extra hour every day, whether it is at 7am-8am or 10pm-11pm, or whenever. I think each of us would do well to think, what am I going to do with this special hour of my day that is meaningful to me? If we thought about that every day, I think our life satisfaction would increase, because we'd be spending our time intentionally. So, what are you going to do with your extra hour tomorrow?
But it does. If only we were to live every day as productively as our extra hour. And to always think of every hour as borrowed time, I wonder how productive we would all be? Or how rested? Or how well read? It seems that we are not utilizing our 24 hours wisely, but if we get the chance to have 25 well...that makes all the difference.
For most people the extra hour is a blessing. For those on call that night, it means an extra hour of call shift. I pray that those individuals get an extra hour in between that shift and the next. Or they get the next holiday off or something.
I think what we need is to have this extra hour every day, whether it is at 7am-8am or 10pm-11pm, or whenever. I think each of us would do well to think, what am I going to do with this special hour of my day that is meaningful to me? If we thought about that every day, I think our life satisfaction would increase, because we'd be spending our time intentionally. So, what are you going to do with your extra hour tomorrow?