Happy New Year! Keanu Reeves is worried about aging. Not so much getting older, but running out of time to do all the things he wants to do. I wrote about it yesterday, and wow, did people resonate. I’ve been kind of obsessed with the passing of time lately.
I'm mired in the process of putting together my poetry book. I keep second guessing my decisions and making excuses instead of making decisions. Time feels very short to me now. According to the colored boxes I've only got a few left......
I hit 60 in the spring of 2022 and while my life and career have not been as notable as Keanu's (but there can really only be a few at that level), I have come the strict realization that I've spent too much of my life waiting for that mythical time when there will be time. Even during the pandemic start with the country on lockdown and me enjoying a brief hiatus in temporary retirement, the time didn't suddenly appear. I think I'm actually gonna have to arm wrestle the little god of time to capture it for the things I want to complete before this world has seen the last of me.
I had hoped to be much further along in my fiction writing. Some of that is down to things being harder than expected and me needing to do more learning, but some it is also just not putting in as many hours as I could have.
Me too, Sara. Except mine isn't fiction, but I'd hoped to be so much farther along, too. I didn't give it the attention I should have. But we can both change that. : )
An interesting concept, a box for each year. However, for those of us already in "overtime" it has become crystal clear that all of the things gathered through your life to do "later" rapidly become abandoned dreams as priorities have to be established and choices have to be made because you are are running out of "laters". I suppose better planning in earlier decades would be an obvious answer but when you are going to live forever it doesn't seem to be an issue of importance. Listen to Keanu! Listen!
Right, Jerry? I am not in overtime yet, but I'd best hustle my butt. I think maybe you might have time to rescue at least some of those dreams. We all can, as long as we're still breathing! :)
It is SO easy for the days to slip by taking the months and years with them. We schedule time for work, meetings, commuting, family, organizations and friends but how much time is blocked out on your datebook for you? Should we not be making the first entry each day X-o-clock to Y-o-clock time for ME to do whatever is your dream? From my vantage point it is easy to see this is what I should have done but as the saying goes "too zoon ve get oldt und too late schmart"
Dec 31, 2021·edited Dec 31, 2021Liked by Linda Caroll
Seven years ago, this week, my husband learned he had terminal cancer. I knew it was bad; I’d never heard of it before, and it was in a location rarely affected. With sad eyes, the doctor said, “I’m sorry.”
In five and a half months, I watched a robust man lose his mind and body. A happy-go-lucky guy went from golfing a decent game to being unable to write a simple sentence or feel the seconds slip by.
To say I’m changed is an understatement. It blew my world apart—mainly for the better, yet I still cry about who and what I lost.
All we have is this moment; there’s no guarantee of the next or the one after that. Am I making the most of this second? Fully embracing it? Savoring it?
These days I tend to work too hard, take bolder chances, take more trips, and tell my friends I love them more often. I’m living every moment.:)
This new year I plan to start a science fiction trilogy, promote the heck out of my memoir being released on Valentine’s Day, and grow my social media platforms. It’s going to be a good year. One lived second by second.
Hi Linda, the annual box is a great idea because it gives a longer-term perspective. I've done annual goals around the 1st of every year for 30 years. Sometimes it helps to break big, audacious goals into bite sized chunks. Otherwise, it may seem too daunting, and we never get there. I started planning the long-distance sailing adventure I'm on now 20 years ago. Every year I took at least one measurable step in that direction to demonstrate commitment and provide hope that someday I could actually do it. I believe the old Chinese proverb goes something like 'A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step'? It leaves out the thousands of additional steps needed to eventually reach your destination. Happy New Year!
I love the idea of the 8 x 10 matrix of squares representing a typical life.
I think I will adapt it for my home office!
I want to do more traveling (if and when the pandemic ends). Maybe hire a music teacher to learn guitar and piano!
That sounds wonderful, Linda. Happy New Year!
Linda - I just purchased a used piano. Determined to get back to my music. And I, too, love the matrix idea
I'm mired in the process of putting together my poetry book. I keep second guessing my decisions and making excuses instead of making decisions. Time feels very short to me now. According to the colored boxes I've only got a few left......
I can relate to that, Tree. Just means we need to use them well. Happy New Year!
I hit 60 in the spring of 2022 and while my life and career have not been as notable as Keanu's (but there can really only be a few at that level), I have come the strict realization that I've spent too much of my life waiting for that mythical time when there will be time. Even during the pandemic start with the country on lockdown and me enjoying a brief hiatus in temporary retirement, the time didn't suddenly appear. I think I'm actually gonna have to arm wrestle the little god of time to capture it for the things I want to complete before this world has seen the last of me.
Right? Me, too, Tim. I think the mornings must become mine. At least some of them. Happy New Year. :)
I had hoped to be much further along in my fiction writing. Some of that is down to things being harder than expected and me needing to do more learning, but some it is also just not putting in as many hours as I could have.
Me too, Sara. Except mine isn't fiction, but I'd hoped to be so much farther along, too. I didn't give it the attention I should have. But we can both change that. : )
An interesting concept, a box for each year. However, for those of us already in "overtime" it has become crystal clear that all of the things gathered through your life to do "later" rapidly become abandoned dreams as priorities have to be established and choices have to be made because you are are running out of "laters". I suppose better planning in earlier decades would be an obvious answer but when you are going to live forever it doesn't seem to be an issue of importance. Listen to Keanu! Listen!
Right, Jerry? I am not in overtime yet, but I'd best hustle my butt. I think maybe you might have time to rescue at least some of those dreams. We all can, as long as we're still breathing! :)
It is SO easy for the days to slip by taking the months and years with them. We schedule time for work, meetings, commuting, family, organizations and friends but how much time is blocked out on your datebook for you? Should we not be making the first entry each day X-o-clock to Y-o-clock time for ME to do whatever is your dream? From my vantage point it is easy to see this is what I should have done but as the saying goes "too zoon ve get oldt und too late schmart"
Oldt and schmart is preferable to yoong and not yet schmart. lol
Seven years ago, this week, my husband learned he had terminal cancer. I knew it was bad; I’d never heard of it before, and it was in a location rarely affected. With sad eyes, the doctor said, “I’m sorry.”
In five and a half months, I watched a robust man lose his mind and body. A happy-go-lucky guy went from golfing a decent game to being unable to write a simple sentence or feel the seconds slip by.
To say I’m changed is an understatement. It blew my world apart—mainly for the better, yet I still cry about who and what I lost.
All we have is this moment; there’s no guarantee of the next or the one after that. Am I making the most of this second? Fully embracing it? Savoring it?
These days I tend to work too hard, take bolder chances, take more trips, and tell my friends I love them more often. I’m living every moment.:)
This new year I plan to start a science fiction trilogy, promote the heck out of my memoir being released on Valentine’s Day, and grow my social media platforms. It’s going to be a good year. One lived second by second.
Happy New Year!
Oh Kerry, how awful that must have been. I so admire the way you dive all in. I want to do more of that in the coming year, too.
Hi Linda, the annual box is a great idea because it gives a longer-term perspective. I've done annual goals around the 1st of every year for 30 years. Sometimes it helps to break big, audacious goals into bite sized chunks. Otherwise, it may seem too daunting, and we never get there. I started planning the long-distance sailing adventure I'm on now 20 years ago. Every year I took at least one measurable step in that direction to demonstrate commitment and provide hope that someday I could actually do it. I believe the old Chinese proverb goes something like 'A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step'? It leaves out the thousands of additional steps needed to eventually reach your destination. Happy New Year!