Tick-Tock Goes the Clock

Time is tricky. It's constantly ticking away steadily as we go about our lives. I hear people older than me say, "Man, times have changed." But has it? Is time the one who has changed, or is it us? That's why it's so tricky; time is what you make it.

Lately, I have been thinking of all the places and people that have come and gone in my life. Every now and then, a blast from the past makes you want to throw life in reverse and go back to a moment  when you felt unconditionally happy. I guess that is the phenomenon of nostalgia--holding on to something that has inevitably slipped away... but that moment is not lost. It is a part of you.

Instead of looking at time as something you can never get back, try looking at time as a symbol of strength. After all, time is un-faltered and eternal. It is a gift. Time grants us so many precious moments, blessed opportunities, and beautiful people that it truly is a waste to not make the most of it.

It's that whole concept of carpe diem--seize the day. As my dear friend Jackie says, "don't sweat the small stuff. Life is too short." She's absolutely right. Think of how much time we waste stressing over trivial things. Some people even hold grudges for years and years forgetting what they were even upset over in the first place! It's ludicrous. It is disastrous to get caught up in the melodramas and hardships of everyday because although time is eternal, we are not.

Don't be tripped up by the trendy you-only-live-once/yolo fad . I am taking an anti-yolo stance on this when I say that you do NOT only live once. You live EVERYDAY. You only die once. Well, that is, unless you are revitalized some how or are a zombie, etc. Point is, live it up, and remember. Don't dwell on the time past, but the time ahead.