Where Does the Time Go.........

Today is my freshman's last full day of school.  Tomorrow his final schedule begins. 

Next week he will officially complete his freshman year of high school and become a sophomore....

My firstborn will also complete his freshman year of college next month..

It really is absurd how time passes before our eyes, almost unbeknownst to us "keepers-of-time".  We celebrate and record the passing of moments, milestones, births, marriages, baptisms and deaths.  We are almost constantly cognitive of exactly where the hands of the clock circulate on the dial.

But then almost in a heartbeat, it is suddenly the end of another school year.  How does this happen?

I remember being a freshman in high school.  It wasn't my most noteworthy year and I would not go back to one day in high school even for a Rolex.  However, I do remember the feeling that my life really hadn't even begun yet.  That I had my whole life in front of me....

Plenty of time......

And in high school, its true that we had to set our alarm clocks for school, get to our next class on time, and turn in our homework on time.  But for the most part, time was plentiful and even passed painfully slow at times.  Our allowance of time was much more generous, accountable and abundant.

At least that's how it felt to me.

But at the ripe old age of 47, I have become slowly aware of just how effortlessly it glides by. 

With the gift of time (and age..is that a gift?) I have tried to learn to be a much better steward of the moments that pass.  To try and live fully, present in each, with all my senses fully awake.  To be more reticent of every breath, experience the warmth of love with less reservation, to seek opportunities for joy...

May the end of the school year and the approaching days of summer bring you more time...

May the days bring a lighter load, the easiness of sunshine, and the discernment of your presence in them...