The Slow Passage of Time: Making the Most of the Unknown

Time passes way too slow when you’re waiting for the unknown. 

     - The Good Dream by Donna VanLiere

As I mentioned in a previous post – there have been a lot of unknowns in my life of late. And I do feel like time is passing slowly.

But, at the same time, I feel like I don’t know where the time has gone.

Ah, one of the many paradoxes of life: Time goes slowly in the moment, but days and years fly by.

I think it can be harder at various times, and for various reasons, but I have found that one of the things that helps me most is to make sure I fill my time.

A good friend of mine recently reminded me that we all have the same 24-hours every day. We get to choose what we do with them. So, I’m trying to be more proactive with my time – even in the face of unknowns.

Let’s be honest, even when we think we know how life is going, the future is always unknown.

Another friend has a quote in her window that I feel fits well in this focus on making the most of my 24-hours each day:

So, today I'm taking a few minutes to process by writing :)