Hi all,
Sorry it's been so long since I posted. These last few weeks have been so crazy. Time has absolutely flown by. Much has happened which I hope to update you with in the near future.
As the end of 2010 is upon us, the tradition that my sister and I have held for years is that when Christmas rolls around, we sit and think back throughout the year remembering all that has happened. It's hard enough to believe that another year has passed us by, but it's also thrilling to look back and remember everything that you encountered that year. I find that as I get older, the years seem to go by faster. I'm not sure whether that happens because life gets busy or perhaps because I have a better understanding of time as an adult. Regardless, the days seem to fly by. I don't think that I help that problem at all. I sit at work for 8 hours watching the time tick by and wishing it would move faster so I don't have to be at work anymore. Not because I dislike my job, but because I would rather be at home. But as I sit and wish that time would move faster, I don't realize how quickly the day goes by. Before I know it another week has finished, then another month and as Christmas approaches, another entire year has passed me by. This year is no different. It is December the 18th today. Exactly one week until Christmas and two weeks until we welcome the beginning of 2011. As I sat and pondered my view on time, I realized how often I wish it would move faster. It is rare that we wish time would slow down or stop. We live in a culture that is very time conscious. We focus entirely too much on what we have to do the next day or the next week. We don't take the days as they come and appreciate the time we have. We rush through each day and then ask ourselves at the end of the year "where has the time gone?!" Crazily enough, we hoped this would happen. We try to rush through each day, why not just rush through the year? What's the difference?
The difference, my friends, is that none of that time is coming back. Once it's gone, it's history. There is no chance for a repeat, we cannot rewind and try again, its over. I for one, am now very aware of the fact that I spend too much time wishing that time would go faster. I waste my time thinking about these things rather than using the time in the best possible ways.
As I sit and realize that in two short weeks, we will be welcoming the beginning of a brand new year. One that we know will be filled with many different activities, adventures, heartbreak and laughter. One that we may find ourselves wishing would go faster. But being aware of how fast time really does pass us by, my new years resolution this year is to make the most of it. To not spend any time wishing that the day would go by faster. To enjoy each moment. To learn from every mistake. To cherish every person. That time is precious. It may be taken away at any moment. I don't want to find myself sitting here again next Christmas writing about this same topic and wondering where the year went. I want to be writing that the time was well spent. That I learned and that I grew. I want to make the most of my new year. This 2011 will be the only 2011 we ever have. This day, this month, this year will NEVER be repeated again. This is it. This is going to be history. I want to make history. Not for the books but a history in my life. I want to make this year a year of memories. I want to take advantage of every opportunity.
What will you do with the new year? Don't let it pass you by. Don't rush time. Stop and pay attention.
Make History.
