Oh how the hands of time seem to slow down to nearly a complete halt whenever there is something on the horizon in which we are eager to obtain! We've all been there, whether it's buying a house, going on a vacation, Christmas, one way or another each of us has wished at some point in our lives for the clock to tick just a bit faster. Nothing in life portrays our human nature to be materialistic than being forced to wait for something we want. In our case this is currently being played out while we anxiously await the closing of our new house!
If you stop and think about it during the course of ones time on this earth we generally have a habit of never being happy with time. When we are kids we live much like animals do and we simply have no sense of time, when we become young adults we begin to speed things up until by the time we're in our mid 30's we race through life complaining of never having enough time, then as we age and slowly begin to grasp the big picture we realize that ANY time is enough time! Eventually the older we get the more we return to thinking like a child does, not even keeping track of time because we know each day is precious.
So why can't we find a common ground and live more like a child or an elderly person during our middle years? Well the simplest answer is our lives won't allow it, somewhere between jobs, kids, dogs, friends, hobbies, habits, and sleep, we loose track of the big picture. Even those of us like me, who have been in life altering experiences, have trouble connecting with the big picture in life. It's nones fault, and we shouldn't feel bad about this, it's simply human nature. Just like anything else in life it is something we constantly have to work on in order to never loose sight of it. Do you think because I haven't had a drink in over 10 years that I have succeeded and I no longer have to worry about being drunk again? No! I have to WORK at it just as hard as the person who's been sober for one day. If I want to make it to 10 years 2 months and 14 days I have to get through today first, and that is going to take work just like any other day.
Obviously my sobriety is a pretty drastic example, but Kelli and I wishing that time would go by faster for the house is really no different. We have fallen victim to the "can't get there fast enough" mentality that far too often overcomes many of us. We simply need to slow down, understand that all good things truly do come to those who wait, and know that everything will happen as it is supposed to! Too many of us attempt to dictate our futures, even if we already know there is a greater plan in store for us all. I don't care how faithful you are, we are all susceptible to trying to control our own destiny. So the next time I look at the calendar and see that we aren't scheduled to close on our house for another 16 days, instead of wishing those days would go by faster I'm going to simply enjoy today for what it has to offer. I know it will take some work in order to do this but enjoying each day for what it brings, treating each day as another gift, that's work I think I can handle:)
Remember, I know it's difficult, but try to approach each day like the kid in you would! Don't ever get in too much of a hurry!
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