Yesterday we lost an hour to daylight savings time. It happens once a year. Because it is irreplaceable, time is our most precious commodity.
Yet, many of us lose time on a regular basis. It happens in many ways.
We lose time when we replay conversations over and over in our minds.
Worry takes away the present time. We are either focusing on the past or the future and swept away from the now.
Our inability to say no takes our time. When we commit to things we do not want to be doing or people we do not want to see, we are taking time away from things we want to do or people with whom we want to be.
Fear robs us of time. Often its enormity consumes us or stops us from pursuing new directions. Sometimes by the time we find courage, we realize how much time we wasted, only wishing we had acted sooner.
Procrastination also takes time. We think we are putting things off, yet we are really pushing back time to get things done. We are losing time not getting into action.
While we cannot control the annual changing of the clock, we can control the other ways we lose time. Increasing our awareness can help us remain cognizant of time and how we are investing in this precious commodity.