TIME FLIES!

Most of us start our work and/or school week on Mondays with one major thought, “I can’t wait until Friday.”  Then, Friday afternoon passes and we all become excruciatingly enthused that the weekend is about to officially begin!  Once the weekend is over, another weekly cycle begins and we find ourselves, once again, starting the same round of thoughts.

The problem with this outtake is that, in essence, we’re hoping for time to pass fast - not realizing the ramifications.  Before you know it, as each weekly cycle passes, so does life.  Then, another year has gone, and another year has gone, and another year has gone!

I am writing this to point out that, in my opinion, it’s "time" to stop pushing for the next weekend to arrive and, instead, begin appreciating the evenings of Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays a lot more.  Yes, we all have our responsibilities to earn money and education.  But, each day when each of those responsibilities pass, we can find a way to manipulate some of the remaining hours for enjoyment.  If we keep focusing on days ahead, we’re losing sight of the precious minutes directly in front of our eyes.

Everyone has chores, responsibilities towards others, etc. that subtracts their “spare” time but I’m writing my suggestion for you to tighten those minutes or think about rearranging them better.  The daily hours at work and/or school are usually managed for us or by us in a very efficient way.  Managing doesn’t have to end after that.   Why can’t we take our non-working/school hours and continually manage our personal efficiencies?  Managing can actually be fun and self-rewarding.

For example, if one of you daily chores is cooking dinner (such as macaroni) why not double the quantity to offer future meals and lessen time, too?  For instance, cleanup for such items as bowls & most of the utensils wouldn't have to be done twice.  You can freeze the extra servings and/or reheat it for a quick meal on a day that will eventually have extra time for you.  If you multiply the extra personal minutes for each week that this or similar concepts can create, you’ll find that your personal management has the potential to create many days of new, precious life!!

ROLLER COASTER OF WRITING


Writing sometimes has extreme ups and downs similar to a roller coaster ride (although I'm scared of most of them, but I'm certainly not scared of writing).  Whenever my friends or relatives turn to me for writing advice or to request my services, a lot of different emotions run through my mind as the words are formed.  With a personal attachment, for instance, a resume typically means that they're not happy with their current employer or they just lost their job.  Anger is usually, then, the emotion I have to control as each word is composed.

For those unknown persons that I write for, it's easier to avoid any emotional attachment; but sometimes, as I'm reading the summary they've provided, I can't help but once again feel the “Roller Coaster Ride of Writing”.  Whether it's sympathy, anger, or even some very positive emotions like happiness or laughter.

Of course, the positive feelings I get are my favorite.  A few years ago, I remember receiving two separate requests from two workers at the same small firm.  Each wanted me to write a poem relating to a man that had worked there for 45 years!  Also, each of their emails came within 15 minutes of each other.  I chose to contact the first requestor and informed her of what had taken place.  She explained that both she and the other gal were simultaneously trying to find an impressive website for writing - in hopes of getting the best written document for their soon-to-be-retired co-worker.  There was so much love that came out of their words (written and spoken) that by the time I started writing the poem, I felt their loving emotions as each rhyme was composed.  Those are the best rides!

Every structured point of my words that I write for others will always carry one or more emotions.  So, whether my writing is helping people get interviews for jobs that they’ve lost or it's helping to put heart into words, there's one destination my "Roller Coaster Ride of Writing" always takes me to in the end: helping others.  Wow, what a ride!!