Today I woke up and really wished it was a Friday and was disappointed to remember that, well, it certainly wasn’t. I thought in my head…”okay, only 2 days left until Friday…”
I have found myself getting in the habit of counting down the days to important things in my life. I had a Facebook countdown before my master’s degree graduation ceremony (I think I started it when there were around 100 days left until graduation) and always like to count the days before anything major happens in my life (I most definitely had a wedding count-down).
While this is fun and enjoyable sometimes, I have realized that wishing for my precious days to go by faster than they already do is sort of dumb. Why not enjoy every day? There’s no need to rush through life because there will always be something count-down-worthy coming up.
I should have realized this earlier when I ran into a little old lady in the elevator after work whom I had a brief conversation with a couple of years ago (she had to have been at least 80). She asked how I was and I said “I’m not glad it’s Monday!” She said to me, “Don’t ever wish for the days to go by too fast. Look at me– I feel like I was your age yesterday! If anything, wish for the days to go by slower.”
This is something I am working on. Enjoy every day, never wish for time to fly by, and always remember the fun times– they will get you through the not-so-fun times.
…Because all time is precious; regardless of what event is coming up in your life…
