Tick Tock: The Clock is Ticking

Don’t lose time

Years ago, I heard a very long-winded preacher say, “Time. Time! I’ve gotta have more time” as he realized he was running out of time to finish his almost two hour long sermon.

While I was glad he was running out of time, I can identify with his frustration. I have a long list of things I want to accomplish in my life.

I have made progress on some of those things, but not many.

Why? Do I not have enough time? Each day I have as much time as anyone else: 24 short hours.

I have often said I need more than 24 hours in a day. Perhaps the earth could slow down its rotation around the sun. If I lived on Venus a day would last 5,832 hours. Maybe then I could get everything done.

Then I would have time to write my novel, turn my dissertation into a book, read the piles and piles of books I have, and spend more time playing with my cat, meet my friends for lunch or coffee more often, pay more attention to my husband, visit my parents, and spend more time with my children.

Please note that I did not include housework in the list. I won’t ever have enough time for that!