This was my Facebook status today.
So applicable to my life this season. As every day amounts to a battle against the
ever-draining sands in the hourglass, prioritization matters more to my sanity than ever before. Does it seem to you, as it does to me, that all the tickers of time I once reserved for "old timers" suddenly mark me? An expression like, "Where has this year gone?" and needing to do math to recall my age have become part of my everyday routine.
Or how about this: My dearest Zee recently recounted that, as she reviewed some work-related documents, she realized one gal's birth date was later than her wedding date...meaning Zee got married before the lass was even born - EGADS!!
So, I count that which matters most as (surprise) actually mattering most.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. ~Jonathan Kozel
So applicable to my life this season. As every day amounts to a battle against the
ever-draining sands in the hourglass, prioritization matters more to my sanity than ever before. Does it seem to you, as it does to me, that all the tickers of time I once reserved for "old timers" suddenly mark me? An expression like, "Where has this year gone?" and needing to do math to recall my age have become part of my everyday routine.
Or how about this: My dearest Zee recently recounted that, as she reviewed some work-related documents, she realized one gal's birth date was later than her wedding date...meaning Zee got married before the lass was even born - EGADS!!
Yes, the travels of Old Man Time hearkens this paradigm, if it does nothing else: life really does pass us by...seemingly while we're standing watching the clock waiting for the next big thing to happen. (Or as John Lennon put it, life is what happens while we're busy making other plans).
So, I count that which matters most as (surprise) actually mattering most.
And I choose those battles.
And, if I can't win it, I try to let it go.
And if, as a friend from high school posted on that status today, I must ask,
"What if one has no choice?",
I can only hope my response to him will prevail:
And, if I can't win it, I try to let it go.
And if, as a friend from high school posted on that status today, I must ask,
"What if one has no choice?",
I can only hope my response to him will prevail:
Then fight to the finish with great honor.
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