Taking The Time

Somebody once told me, many moons ago (the day before yesterday), that "you're never going to have time if you don't take it." I'll pause for a brief moment to let the sheer truth of that statement sink in. ( P A U S E ). Feelin' it? Thought so. I suppose it's different for other people, but I'm just going to assume that everyone on this green globe (all of whom read my blog) can directly relate to what I'm saying. Let's think about it. Who hasn't been so consumed by meaningless activites and programs that they don't have to time to think, let alone take care of themselves. A note to the lazy: just ignore this blog - you more than likely have no clue as to what I'm saying. Not a day goes by when I don't sit somewhere, allowing my mind to wander to the inner-most regions of the thought process, and become overwhelmed by ideas and images. Can I say I don't like it - yeah, sometimes.

I suppose that down-time is probably the worst thing for mental stability. Picture this. There I am, lounging on my couch, in silence, coldly alone. I'm sitting there, as blank as John Kerry's personality, and basically letting my brain do the working. In mere seconds I can explore thoughts I never knew I had, and then I realize one thing. If I'm going to sit back and just feel sorry for myself, for whatever reason, I'm just wasting precious seconds of a life that's already much too short. Self-pity never got anyone anywhere. Poor me, woe is me, watch my tears; they fall to the dirt as groveling peasants buckle of hunger. Get over it. If I can't take some time - a few precious seconds to stop dwelling on problems and actually attempt to deal with them - then how do I expect to improve? How am I, who's so focused on recognizing what's wrong and not making any effort to improve the situation, supposed to expect some sort of relief? I can't. Why? Because it won't come. It's wholly unfair to expect time to better ourselves. This isn't a communist system. The government is never going to issue you a nice little block of five daily minutes to focus on yourself - it just isn't going to happen.

To make some time, take some time.

Have a good one.