Time
It’s a reflection of who we are. What we do speaks to who we are. Whether it’s what we choose to do, such as what makes us happy or fulfilled, or whether we don’t have a choice, it’s who we are.
It’s hard to see what we do with our time from our own perspective sometimes. We have to balance who we do and don’t want to be, who we are, what others think of us or aspire for us to become, and what we have been in the past.
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This can also include strong emotions. Fear is one. We can fear the person we were, don’t want to be, the person we are, or maybe can see ourselves becoming. This can be for various reasons, but it certainly influences the way we see ourselves, others, and the world around us that we live in.
Love. It’s almost the opposite of fear, but it can somehow go together with it. Fear can show us what we care about or love. Love is shown in many different forms. A huge display of love is time. What we do with our time can show us what we do and don’t love. It’s interesting. What we give time to. What we think about. Where we put our energy.
Time is also a gift. It keeps us intentional. It’s one of the 5 love languages: quality time. I like how it’s “QUALITY time” and not just “time.” I think this is because it’s also so easy to go through life or periods of time where “time flies” and we weren’t intentional or purposeful with it, but it can be so beautiful. A lot of us are letting time go by enjoying it, but not using it to our advantage in the best way possible. For growth, for improvement, for life. The other love languages are also shown and grown through quality time. It goes together. You grow closer to people, trust them more, and love more deeply through quality time. Over time, physical touch, words of affirmation, gift-giving, and acts of service are grown into, given, or influenced. It’s in time. We may not have control over what happens in time, but it’s in time.
