Wasted Time? Or not!

Do you have “stuff” you’d love to do, but don’t feel 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 2015 study. It shares that the average American spends almost 5 hours a day on their cell phone and checks into social media an average of 17 times a day.

 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, there’s the statistic that shows the average American spends an average of 5 hours 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 spends over 8 hours and 50 minutes in bed (counting reading in bed 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 are spending our time, but we are spending/using/investing/or wasting it!

And whatever our goals may be, 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 spent working and not working,
• that stopping to just breathe or listen or watch is of value,
• that we can be getting to know our Selves by just being and not doing.

 

Even so, it’s up to us to find the time to make what we want happen. (even if that is a nap!)

William Penn once said,

Time is what we want most, but what we use the worst.”

And I believe he was right. When you ask nearly everyone what they want more of, it’s time-

• 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!

What do you choose to do with your time?