It seemed just a few days ago that I told myself I'd post something or other on my blog tomorrow. Now I look at the date of my last post and am astonished.
As we get older, time seems to go by faster. Maybe this is because when you are three, a year is a third of your whole life. When I was really young a year seemed like the same as forever. When you are 37, a year is just a minor blip on the timeline.
I tell myself that I better make sure I treasure and make the most of every minute of every day. This is especially true of family. My mom and dad are both still alive and I take it for granted sometimes. I need to take advantage of the time I have left with them. I have four boys, all growing fast.
Time is tricky. Don't let it sneak past you.
As we get older, time seems to go by faster. Maybe this is because when you are three, a year is a third of your whole life. When I was really young a year seemed like the same as forever. When you are 37, a year is just a minor blip on the timeline.
I tell myself that I better make sure I treasure and make the most of every minute of every day. This is especially true of family. My mom and dad are both still alive and I take it for granted sometimes. I need to take advantage of the time I have left with them. I have four boys, all growing fast.
Time is tricky. Don't let it sneak past you.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDelete"When you are 37, a year is just a minor blip on the timeline. Which makes me wonder. Am I going to wake up a few days from now and go "Woah! How'd I get to be 72 and in this nursing home?"
Coming from a 55 y/o grandfather, and said in my usual vernacular (and I hope it doesn't offend you)... meant in the most humorous and understanding way:
"You have absolutely no fucking idea." (If I was the type to use little smiley faces, I'd put one here)
I'll just leave it at that, as I learned, it's something you will just have to learn as well. But to give you an idea, a quote from a movie about John Gotti, said by a dying old man with wide open eyes, it goes something like this:
"It all last's just a _second_."
Enjoy your life, and btw, have bookmarked this to come back and read if/when I ever get time. Found it doing a search for the lyrics to Spinning. Have listened to the song for quite a while but had one of those ah ha! moments when I realized the couple of times in my life that I've felt exactly that way.
Take Care,
Mark