DROPS OF WISDOM: Do You Need More Time?

Warm greetings from ToDo.

Many thanks to those who responded to our request for news consumption tips and ideas. We may address this theme in Thirty Thousand Days, so please chime in if you have something to share about best practices for staying well-informed but not overly-saturated with news in the year ahead.

It's hard to believe we're already at the end of February. In looking at my goals for the month, I have to accept that some of them are not going to happen. (I?blame Betty for all of her playful invitations and endearing ways:). But in the next day and a half?(thank goodness it's a leap year, as Gregg points out below), I'm going to do at least something on those goals that have been neglected. Something is WAY?better than nothing. Something prevents a wall of inertia from developing.??

Is there something that you can do,?before setting foot?in March, that will give you a boost of encouragement and hope? There's nothing wrong with sneaking in under the wire if that's your only choice at this point. A little movement can make a big difference.

Sending heartful appreciation for your companionship.

Linda

Do You Need More Time?

by Gregg Krech

How many of us have sat back in a chair, thought about everything we need to do that is undone, sighed deeply, and said, “I wish I had more time.”

Of course, there are only 24 hours in a day, and 365 days in a year, so you can’t really have more time. Except once in a while you can.?And that once in a while is tomorrow or, actually, this year.?This year, you get your wish.?You get more time.?An extra day. A leap year day.?Congratulations!

You have Julius Caesar to thank for this, though he probably stole the idea from the Egyptians. This is what happens when there are no patents. As a reward, he had a month named after him – July.?

The real question, now that your wish has come true, is what will you do with the extra time, the extra 24 hours?

If you’re a student, or have a job, you’ll probably spend a good portion of the day in school or at work. Nothing really different than most other days. You may also end up going to the supermarket, cooking dinner, checking your email, looking at social media and paying some bills. So you wish for more time and now that you got your wish, you don’t really do anything different. That’s kind of sad, but your life is busy.

What if you were just about to die and you were standing before the Grim Reaper, who has come to take you.?But you plead for one more day. And the Grim Reaper, who happens to be in a really good mood, says, “OK, you can have one more day”.? Would you go food shopping? Pay bills? Check social media and maybe post a selfie with you and the Reaper standing in front of some famous building? Let’s get serious for a moment.?What would you do with that extra day, knowing it was your last?

I’ve been pondering this question in anticipation of February 29th later this week.?I think one of my priorities would be to spend time with my loved ones and say goodbye.?Lots of hugs.?Big firm hugs. I think I would also write a letter thanking lots of people for things they did for me. I would like to leave behind a long list of thank you notes.

I might also want to take a walk in the woods, or by the lake. I would definitely want to spend some time playing the piano.?Since I don’t know where I’m going, I can’t be sure if there will be a piano there.?So I should take advantage of that on my extra day of life. I would definitely go out in the yard and play with my dog, Betty.?And each time she brings back the frisbee, I would give her maybe five treats instead of just one . . .

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PRACTICE OF THE WEEK

Whenever you catch yourself ruminating, release your thoughts touch the world with your hands?and step into the moment.

MOMENT OF ZEN

When Gandhi was asked," Don't you want to be President of India"?, he said, "No. I want to make myself zero,?but I want my actions to benefit all of mankind."