Utilizing Time

At midnight today you and I will have spent 1128 hours out of the 8784 hours that we are allotted for the year 2016. We will have spent approximately 376 of these hours asleep or at best lying in our beds of the rest we will be at work and also have a choice of activity. The thing about time is that time does not wait on us and whether we utilize the passing hours or not time moves on.

One of the question that I pose to myself is, what impact or influence will I have or leave when I depart this earth. How will I be remembered?

It may appear bizarre that I admit that I recognize that I will one day depart this life. The reality is that I live my life with the expectation to live until I am 120 years old while at the same time recognize that I may not live to see the end of this day. This allows me to ask from time to time, what are the things in life that really matters?

I grew up in Jamaica where Christianity and the Christian life were offered as viable alternatives. At present I reside in the USA where Christianity as compared to what is practiced in Jamaica is a sham. At least where I attend church I hear more about the pastor and his family life than I hear about Jesus Christ. Persons are told that if they have a relationship with Jesus Christ it guarantees going to heaven but one does not get a feeling that this is something that is really believed.

The persons with who I associate the most are Christians but at best they reflect a fun piece I wrote recently where fun, joy, happiness and laughter have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom. In place of these are misery and stress.

Here is the reality starting at midnight tonight there will still be 7656 left hours in this year. One of the great joys to be enjoyed during this time will be to work and be gainfully employed. It will be great being in a job that you actuality enjoy. The thing to do, however, is to find ways to enjoy life and make living fun.

There are some person who advocate being busy and utilizing every second of every day. This is good advice however I have discovered that sometimes I waste a lot of time trying to get thing done. After countless effort and times without any result things just naturally fall into place without my effort. I have also experienced the joys that come with a task being accomplished through diligent and hard work. Some of my most productive time are the times when I walk and the brain has time to think. It is during these times that I formulate ideas and strategies.

Time is passing and there is no certainty that we will live to a ripe old age, retire and live happily ever after. There are simple ways however that we can enjoy life and living without being careless and or irresponsible. Set goal and work toward achieving these goal and make it a daily practice to out of the 24 hours in the day find the time to do something that you enjoy doing.

There will also come the time when we leave think about the legacy you would like to leave and devote some time to that also. It will never do to upon reflection you decide for yourself that you never impacted your world.