SATURDAY AS SABBATH

It is Saturday. Nothing is planned. No appointments. No commitments. A sabbath time. I was just reading about time over on Milton's blog. He has some interesting things to say about time, do go over there and read it all the way to the end where you will find this quote: "I can see the transformational possibilities when I can remember the who more than the where. To be friends with time is to choose people over tasks, shared moments over schedules, passion over punctuality." Profound!

Time is a precious commodity. And filling it up with busyness seems to be the norm these days. We are in such a hurry to accomplish. I am guilty of enjoying the process while the accomplishment often does not happen. I am looking at that phenomena differently these days. No more guilt about a project left undone. I now look on them as learning experiences. I have a closet full of "learning experiences" that reflect the expenditure of much of my time. When I come across those unfinished projects I fondly remember the joy and satisfaction of the process. Maybe one day when one of these projects surfaces, I will have a renewed interest and pull it out begin anew. Maybe not also.

Relaxing in time is fairly new to me. It must have happened gradually because I don't remember making any conscious effort to attain this. Accepting what is immediate is a better way for me to engage life. Deal with the now. Do it the best way I can. Let the future flow into a better now.