Time is Fleeting, But Not Failing

As the adage goes,

"Time is on no man's side."

As we go through the years,

we are inexorably made aware of

how tenuous all life is,

how short life is,

and how quickly the days/weeks/years

speed by as we get older

(should we be so fortunate to survive.)

As it becomes harder to

accomplish the number of things we

feel most pressing,

we might find it incumbent to

reassess what's truly important.

We know that there is never

enough time in the day to accomplish all we

want and need to do, and as the hours lessen,

the tasks multiply.

So I find myself watching old ideas

and techniques fading as I relinquish

their hold on my life.

I give up old dreams, not in a fit of upset,

but with a restful embrace of what...is.

If I live full of anxiety and stress and

fear, all for a (limited definition of) success,

the end results are that the cons

outweigh the pros.

What matters a castle and spoils

if I am spent upon their acquisition?

The yard will get maintained, or it won't.

People's demands will be met, or they won't.

My list will have everything checked off, or it won't.

I'm  not going to run crazed, miss sunsets,

worry over haters, take on too much,

compromise my health, or lose sleep over frets.

Time can cease being an enemy if we can

work on recalibrating our priorities.

Things are only as important as we allow them to be.

If we accept up front that there isn't enough time,

and we have to make the best of it,

the rest will fall into line.

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