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Stop Trying to Stop Time
Over the past 20 years I have crammed a lot in, which has resulted in me having great adventures travelling, fulfilling my dream of rural Irish countryside living, dealing with several health issues, and getting 'more degrees than a thermometer' (as one friend put it). I love nurturing my curiosity and trying many things, so I am enjoying as I now find myself in this wonderful space in my life where I am feeling grounded and enjoying life as it is.
My tendency is to take off like a whirlwind when I have a calm pause in my life, so I am relishing the calmer sense of self and feeling into my world, enjoying reconnecting with loved ones, and being welcomed into new communities having recently returned to my childhood home in Dublin.
In just under 49 days I will turn 49 so I was determined to do the über health check, the death clean, and getting mine and my parents end of life plans in place. For a long time I couldn't picture my life beyond 50, so now I am excited to enter my fiftieth year to enjoy some creative fun before I meet 50 in 2025.
However, I do consider, what is age, what is time?
Time feels like something we either have to catch up on, or that we are scrambling to cling to.
When coaching and consulting for clients, I often hear 'I don't have enough time' as the aspects of overload, intent, and hesitation get in the way of getting their plans in place.
We each have the same 24 hours in a day, the same 7 days in a week, so why do we set deadlines and enforce pressure to get our 'must do' list 'done' by a certain time? Once we fulfil our goals, then what? Inevitably we jump onto the next goal, and feel stressed at all there is to do to achieve it. Yet, how about we consider how the fulfilment will make us feel, rather than quickly moving on to the next goal?
How about we allow ourselves to pause, and feel into the destination being met, and the experience now to enjoy.
Over the past 4 months I have been actively working with organisations and individuals as they get their plans in place. I am delighted to have just started working with two organisations - one a nursing home, and the other a third level institution. The contrast is very exciting but also really insightful as one is focused on the care of the elderly in their final years and the other nurturing the creative talents of the young. The aspect of planning for the future is important for us all. Who knows what the future brings for each of us. Whether young or old, we each have a legacy to create, to nurture, and to honour. So rather than tell you how to 'manage' time, I shall simply share this wonderful poem by Linda Ellis. I'd love to know what you think - of the poem, of time, of your 'must do list', and your legacy.
But for now... enjoy.
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