Time

I think most people generally wear watches. We are consumed with time. "Time to make the donuts." They were funny ads in my youth, mostly because I could see how that was my future at the time. Eventually meeting myself walking in the door as I was walking out the door.

Time. It leaves us always wanting more. Often we find ourselves racing a clock. Cram more in, get to that meeting, race off to accomplish X by such a time.

A little over a month ago I took my watch off. I'm no longer consumed by time. This is not to say that I've forgotten time. But, time has much less pull on me that it has in the past. At first it felt weird at work not to have the heavy metal of my watch dragging on my arm. I've worn the same watch for about 10 years. A thick heavy chronograph. It's solid weight a comfort of the constant. Almost as a companion.

Time is something we inflict on ourselves. We lose patience and become angry over time. What time is it? Questing for that optimum balance. Some for me, some for you, some for the man, some for our friends in low places. Perhaps we even leave a few for father time as we get a few winks in. The human body requires eight hours of sleep a night. Most people average six. We don't leave enough time to renew ourselves. We wear down. We break down. We fail.

Join me in my experiment. Leave your watch on the nightstand for a few weeks. See how the quality of time changes in your life. Schedule less and do more. Be, instead of being on time. You are where you are, embrace it.