Time is Running Out — What Will You Do With Yours?
Finite Hours — Infinite Options
We all have twenty-four hours in a day, where roughly a third is spent sleeping. It leaves us with about sixteen hours each day to live, love, work, grow — and all the things in between.
Within this limited timespan, we carry both the freedom, and the responsibility, to choose where our precious attention goes.
The question is, what do we do with it?
Life is always happening, and our days are filled with all kinds of things.
Necessary tasks, pressing obligations, and various demands.
We have our work and general responsibilities,
food on the table, rents to be paid.
Taking time for our studies and personal growth.
Our hobbies and areas of interest deserve their place in our realm.
Then there is our social life.
Birthdays, weddings, and other mysterious gatherings to attend.
We need time to relax and have fun without demands.
Sharing moments with family and friends.
Experience Life.
Play charades and go out to dance.
Because what is life all by ourselves?
Then there is the intimate time, alone for a while.
A contemplative walk in the peaceful forest or a curious stroll through a rainy city.
Meditating, reflecting, and simply being.
Cuddling up in the couch on a cold winter’s day,
watching a movie that moves or reading a book that connects.
And, of course, do not forget to write your story and journal your thoughts.
Because after all, what is life, if we cannot be by ourselves?
Not to mention, my dear friends with children – that is a different ball game altogether. Homework, practice, and all kinds of classes. Cooking, cleaning, and the sacred responsibility of parenting.
Yin & Yang — Sacred Equilibrium
Throughout our days, depending on the setting, there are moments to be serious and concentrate — and there are moments to let loose, relax, be silly, and play.
Life is magical, filled with amazing encounters and expansive possibilities. Life is a gift that we have the blessing to experience, every day that we are alive.
And yet, one day, we are not… Alive.
So be aware, take care, and make the most of what you’ve got before it is too late.
Learn to prioritize by connecting the dots — what makes you tick, what ignites your fire, what fuels your source. In the middle of a sentence, at the crossroads of a step, STOP, reset, and ask yourself:
If I could choose — beyond reaction — what matters the most?
What do I need — what do I not?
Does this bring me joy, or is it a waste of my time?
The Importance of Prioritization
Prioritization stems from the Latin prioritas, meaning “first,” “earlier,” or “before.” To prioritize is to discern between alternatives and determine the order of importance based on our needs and aspirations. It is the art of arranging our time, money, and energy in alignment with our values and long-term vision. It is the clarity of knowing what matters most — and the sovereignty of acting accordingly.
Prioritization: The Compass for Consistency
Consistency is key to achieving our goals and creating value that stands the test of time, for it is through consistency that we create habits that serve us and develop skills that fulfill us.
Yet consistency without clarity risks moving us in the wrong direction — if we stubbornly continue on a track that doesn’t serve, all we may be doing is digging our own grave.
However, when we have our priorities straight, they work as a compass that guides our efforts. It is essential to know what deserves our devotion before we give ourselves to it.
This is the sacred art of prioritization — an energetic blueprint that gives structure to our strategy and fuels the conscious direction of our lives.
Knowing what we want — not only in this moment, but for the greater vision of our lives — sets the stage. And from that clarity, we can act with awareness, authenticity, and precision.
Honest Self-Reflection
The insights that guide us are born from honesty. When we are transparent about what we truly want, feel, and believe, we move closer to what matters — and as we act on this current knowing, our awareness expands.
Based on your core values, dreams, and goals, what do you truly want?
- Who do you choose to be?
- And what is required to align with that?
- Which actions, practices, and routines benefit these decisions?
These questions challenge our old way of relating to ourselves — and if we allow them to stay, they will lead us to a new life.
Trust in Life — Act on Intuition
Ask yourself honestly, be open to the answer, and the doorway of your choosing will bring you closer to what you want — perhaps not as you think, but it will, when you commit.
Each time we act upon intuition, we are reinforcing trust and calibrating our being. Through experience, we are learning to discern and live a life aligned with our true nature.
Step by step. Choice by choice. Experience by experience. By staying open, curious, and courageous, we learn what matters. We learn to prioritize.
The first key is clarity — asking the questions that clear the fog and sharpen our vision of a brighter future. Each day offers us a chance to realign, to choose anew, and to live closer to what truly matters.
We all have sixteen waking hours each day. Each moment is sacred, every hour a blessing. The question is, what will you do with yours?
