The past few new years have been pretty low key for me at home, sound asleep by midnight. This year we plan on visiting a small gathering and house warming at a friend’s. As with every preceding year, this one has definitely felt the quickest. In a few years I’ll blink and a year will elapse.
Tag: time
eleven thirty
It’s not just the right time twice a day, it’s my wife Michelle’s birthday. She’s 29 years old at 7 am this morning. That’s really 29 as opposed to fictional 29 for the next decade. It’s hard to believe we’ve known each other for almost four years already. Each moment I share with her is a blessing that I dare not take for granted. Recognizing her birthday has given me time to reflect on the flow of time, and the role it plays as a constant partner in our lives.
The Illusion of Patience
Youthful Energy and the Flow of Time
I can clearly recall frustrating moments from my youth. The majority of these memories were the result of waiting. Waiting was an eternity of boredom combined with a constant urgency for the waiting to end. As a child, the thought of standing in line or ordering a product by mail was heresy. The old plastic GI Joe figures had free toy giveaways if you mailed in a request and waited 6-8 weeks for delivery. Hasbro or whoever produced the toys back then, knew kids could never stomach waiting that long for anything. Young people are intimately connected to now.
