Got a minute? I’d like to talk with you about time…:-)
What time is it where you are? You probably answer that with something like “it’s 8:05 am” or “daytime” or “party time!” or “it’s time to get busy, I’ve got so much to do…”. But take a little closer look at that question…”What time is it WHERE YOU ARE?” Notice that our answer will totally relate to WHERE WE ARE, both physically and mentally!
So where are YOU, right now, physically and mentally? Exactly where you want to be, right? Ok, maybe not 
. But would you agree that you couldn’t be anywhere else, right at this moment? That’s called awareness of WHAT IS. Notice I didn’t say acceptance of what is, ‘cuz that’s a whole ‘nother ball game! (which meditation helps me with) And I don’t mean acceptance in the sense of “it’s never gonna change” either…
So compare where you are right now with where you’ve been, and where you think you’re going. Ha! You can’t NOT do that, right? Why is that? Because some WHERE on your journey in life you started developing this weird thing called “time awareness”! Babies don’t seem to have it, some rare adults like Zen masters apppear not to be concerned with it, and many older adults (especially the Alzheimer’s/dementia crowd) don’t seem to have a need for it either…
How much time awareness do you have? Maybe a better question is “How much time awareness do you need”? But that question might get us sidetracked…;-)
You have the same amount of time every day that I have, right? You know: 24hrs, or 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds…ad infinitum. And you get to choose exactly how to spend each nanosecond, just like I do. (Don’t give me that “wait a minute Jim, there are some things I HAVE to do that aren’t really a choice…” BULLSHIT, I SAY! Everything you do with your time is a CHOICE!)
So what you CHOOSE to do with your 24 hrs a day is totally up to you! Sure, all of us have our dreaded “have to’s”. So a question I asked a while back was “how can I reduce or eliminate those have to’s, maybe change some of them into WANT TO’S, or just in general get more FREEDOM OF CHOICE with how I play with my 24 hours?”.
Here’s one of the answers I came up with: http://portableempirecoaching.com/ It’s a group of good folks doing just that–learning how to get more FREEDOM OF CHOICE with their 24 hour daily allotment of time! Pat O’Bryan is the coach, and he’s figured that out, and really enjoys teaching it to us. To get an idea of what you’ll actually learn in Pat’s personal coaching, check out this web page: http://portableempirecoaching.com/products.html Especially make sure you check out that “Enlightenment in 15 Minutes a Day?” thing…that’s MY product!
Who knows, maybe you can join us and have “more time” to do fun things like this:
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Great tips on making time your choice….those have to’s really get me. You are right, it goes better when I change those have to’s in to want to’s. Then life is a pleasure. This would be a good one for me to practice when I feel like I don’t have enough time.
Sheila
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This is good stuff, Jim!
You’re right on.
We all have ALL of the time there is. And really, the only time that exists is NOW
Life is all about the conscious choices. And the vehicle that takes us to the point where we can begin deciding to do the things we want to do is FREEDOM.
I’m glad that we have all connected, and hopefully we will continue to cultivate these relationships, and help each other get where we’re going in our respective journeys.
happy mountain Christmas!
MS
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Hey Jim!
Great points that you bring up, and I agree with Sheila that the HAVE TO’s get me.
That’s why I’m with you & working on the Portable Empire, I want to make MY OWN have to’s/ want to’s!
Keep up the good work!
Trap
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You are so right! We all get the same 24/7 AND we all get to CHOOSE how we spend it. Keep on keeping on MtnJim
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Great article about “time” and what does it mean to us? You sure looked like you were having fun with your saw – and cutting your log!!! I bet you were having lots of fun. I bet I can think of a few things that I would consider fun! Yes, having a portable empire, means you can do lots of fun things while making money at the same time!