Got time?
Do you have “stuff” you’d love to do, but don’t feel like you have time for?
Is not having enough time your excuse for not accomplishing what you say you want to do?
Is there some “wasted” time in your day?
Of course, this isn’t you or me (or is it?), but check out this information from a 2024 study. It shares that the average American spends almost 5 hours a day on their cell phone or laptop.
And even if we only spent half as much time as the “average” we’d still have a lot of potentially wasted time to account for!
Then of course, the statistic that shows the average American spends an average of 28 hours a week on TV. (It’s hard for me to believe this, though I bet they were also counting the time the TV is on and NOT being watched!)
And the average American is said to spend over 8 hours and 50 minutes in bed (counting reading in beds and naps.) I admit this could be me!
And then the average American commute to work in 2015 was about 26 minutes each way. Thank heavens that doesn’t happen in Walla Walla!
So..? So maybe we do have enough time?
Maybe we like the way we’re spending our time, but we need to admit that we are spending/using/investing/or wasting it.
And whether we squander the time we’ve been given or use it productively, we must accept the fact that the time doesn’t come back. It’s gone forever, as is the opportunity it presented.
On the other hand…it has been said that there is no such thing as wasted time:
- that we learn what’s important (or not) to us,
- that we are balancing our time and energy,
- that stopping to just breathe or listen or watch is of value.
William Penn once said, “Time is what we want most, but what we use the worst.”
And I believe he was right, because when you ask nearly everyone what they want more of, it’s…
- time to become a better person,
- time to spend with their family, and/or
- time to relax and unwind.
Each 24-hour day presents an opportunity we’ll never get back. Whatever we want to improve (our health, our family connections, our finances), it’s up to us to find the time to make it happen.
We do have the power to ‘make’ time if we want it badly enough. It’s all about our priorities and divvying up our time in a way that will get us where we want to be.
Whether we choose to spend our time on work or play or relaxing, let’s all just admit that we do choose it!
