Time is one of those things that can really mess with your brain.

We tell ourselves there’s not enough, or we experience it as dragging on forever.

Yet a second, a minute, a day passes at the same pace every time.

It’s our awareness of it (or usually lack of) that changes.

It is approximately the middle of February: about two weeks have passed, and about two more are to come. This means I am halfway in my month “off” (now affectionally called My Recess).

As this halfway mark approached, I noticed people’s reactions and language around the timing of the month:

Oh no, you only have 2 weeks left.

Oh no, you’re month is half over.

Oh no, you have to go back to work soon.

While I am attempting to create a frame that is very different:

Wow, I have a whole two weeks left.

Wow, I’ve had two full weeks of rest and rejuvenation.

Wow, I don’t have anything scheduled today.

Feels very different, ya?

I have a wise friend who often says Don’t wish time away. Phrases like I can’t wait until… or I wish this week was over abuse our experience of each moment. Let us not wish one second away.

When asked the time, do you say it’s almost 4:00, when really it’s 3:35?

Do you find yourself thinking and talking mostly about the past or future rather than what is happening now?

In your yoga practice, are you resting in the pose, in the breath, rather than anticipating the next thing?

Noticing is the first step to more conscious living.

And when it comes to noticing, all we need is now where time is endless.

Tags: time, time off

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