This is a very short post (hoorah I hear you shout ðððĪŠ) but I just saw this on Facebook and I found it SO powerful that I simply have to share it.
The words are absolutely spot on and I wonder why it is that we feel the need to control time.
I follow the Regenerative Conciousness Community on Facebook and they often post some really thought-provoking and powerful messages.
And as I think about the words above and feel them, I get quite panicky at how restrictive our need to control time actually is. I understand the fundamental need to do so, but it is quite restrictive.
When I was involved in the personal development environment 14 years ago, I remember working through a process during which we identified our highest value/s. Mine was freedom. So I guess that’s why those words have induced a feeling of panic.
And now I’m going to shut up ððð this is turning into one of those posts where I go off on a tangent.
I wonder what your thoughts are on the above quote?
You know what I was thinking about immediately? How we’ve lost count of time, day and month while walking the Camino … you will know how good that felt ð!
It was one of my major frustrations when I got back (to reality) … but now that we’re sort of on a sabbatical year (or two), we’ve put our watches away. And we eat when we’re hungry and sleep when we’re tired … and I must admit, it’s a feeling of absolute freedom!
Yes!!!! That’s it exactly. That freedom of not having to think about what time of day it was, was so freeing!!. I loved it. Except for my train times, I love the freedom of my walks…
And yes, getting back to timekeeping after the Camino was so claustrophobic. I haven’t worn a watch now for close on 40 years. But of course my phone is now my clock ðĪŠðĪŠ
Your sabbatical sounds wonderful
wow..that is a powerful message and really hits the core of things. I often wonder why i am so time obsessed. My boyfriend is just the opposite and seems to actually live in the above state of mind. It gets quite frustrating for me. I can go on & on about freedom but yet, when it comes down to it, i feel like a slave to the clock. What great reminder!
Yes, I found it quite powerful too. In my job my life is ruled by the clock, sometimes obsessively so due a particularly specific routine. So when I go home, I try to not be ruled by the clock. When you really think about it, it’s incredible just how many aspects of our lives are controlled by the clock…