Time flies

I can't believe its almost my bday, one year is almost over for me again. I used to think before, that time is an unlimited resource, but now I can honestly feel that I don't have enough of it. I now understand why they say we "spend" time doing something cause time is something you can't take back. I've been thinking lately if I am using or spending my time wisely or rather intentionally. Am I doing what I'm supposed to be doing with the limited time that I have? Or am I living as if I have all the time in the world? Am I right on purpose? Different people have very different concepts of time. Like babies, for example. Since they're so young they can literally just lay there and sleep for hours on end. But adults especially nowadays feel that 24 hours is not enough for everything that they want accomplished in a day. I think it's a common problem with most of us wherever we may live. A lot of stuff occupy our attention, "time-consumers" is what I call it. But there are also people who are good with time management. I sometimes wonder how they can do all that they do with their hectic schedules. Maybe since we all have the same amount of time given to us, we should also try to manage our time well. Prioritize might be the right word here. Cull out everything that has been consuming our time but is actually low on our priority list. It might be time from social media, or time from just internet browsing looking for nothing in particular. And do the stuff that we really enjoy doing, or stuff that we actually have to do. For me, it might be reading or star gazing. Or finishing my course... yeah, that's right, finish my course. Being intentional with my time is also another concept that I should be learning. It is not just about removing the unnecessary stuff but also knowing what is it really that I should be doing with the limited time I have. Am I living out my life as God has purposed it to be? Or am I wasting time because I think I still have another chance to do it. As my husband puts it, if ever we get to live until 100, that's only a hundred birthdays and christmases. Am I grateful for each one of them? Am I using each year to grow as a Christian, wife, daughter, friend, woman? I hope we all get to realize that time is a precious gift. Some people will give everything they have to just have a little more time to spend here on earth or to spend with their loved ones that have gone ahead of us. It's God's gift so as we learn to use it wisely, we should also not forget to enjoy it.