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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Tick Tock of the clock

Time is the most undefinable yet paradoxical of things; the past is gone, the future is not come, and the present becomes the past even while we attempt to define it, and, like the flash of lightning, at once exists and expires. ~Charles Caleb Colton

It seems there is never enough time. There is never enough hours in the day to spend with my boys, there is equally never enough hours to spend with the Hubs. Definitely not enough time to spend with friends and family. Lately I don't need more hours in a day so to speak, I need more hours in a week. But let's just say for arguments sake, if I could stop time for 1 day, just a day, what would I do with my time.....what would I accomplish?

Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. ~Denis Waitely


I think I would have to make a list, I'm big on lists, even if I don't ever check everything off on that list, at least I made one right? It's the Virgo in me! So I think I would have to make a list of what I would like to accomplish.

Then I would spend all of that 24 hours playing with my boys, no crying, no bickering, no fighting! (This is my 24 hours, it's going to be MY way)No headaches, no illnesses, no breathing issues. That is all I would do. I would play, I would roll on the floor, I would run, I would jump, I would swing and slide down slides. I would play basketball, I would chase after a 3 yr old in a little Jeep, I would laugh and I would be happy! I would be 6 again!

And at the end of that 24 hour period when the tick tock of that clock came on again, I would look at my list and say "I have so much to do". So what would I accomplish....nothing on the list.....but everything in my heart! I would make me happy, I would make my boys happy and life would be good. Because that is what is important, that means more to me than anything in the world!

Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. ~William Faulkner

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20 comments:

Uyen said...

wonderful post Erin! I love that you would "accomplish nothing on the list but everything in (your) heart"...well said!

Casey said...

Erin, this was beautiful!

Dominique @Dominique's Desk said...

That's a great idea- 24 of play with the kids..

Lilac City Momma said...

So sweet!! Sounds like a perfect 24hours!

June Freaking Cleaver said...

Sign me up when Stop the Clock Day arrives!

When you have no deadlines to meet, 24 hours can be a very long time - so I wouldn't feel like I was being rushed.

parentingBYdummies said...

Pretty sure I'd just sleep. And watch Twilight and NewMoon with my free 24hrs. While The dudes played. Quietly, with each other, without having to go potty, or eat, or ask questions about vampires. eah, pretty sure.

blueviolet said...

Now that's the kind of prioritizing I can get behind! :)

Christa said...

Great post! I'm a list maker too, but rarely does it all get done. Baby Boy comes first :)

Newest follower from the Hedgehog tribe :)

Prairie Mother said...

Oh how nice it would be to totally ignore a liist for a day. :)

Stef said...

I love that...nothing on the list but everything on the heart... Ain't that the truth!!

Little Gumnut said...

Hey Erin, just stopping by from the SITS Snow Leopard tribe and wanted to say hi. Just read your story and it is A-MAZING! Wow, what a beautiful beautiful story of healing and good coming out of heartbreak.
Great to meet you! I'll be following bloggywise, facebook and twitter...
looking forward to getting to know you better.
Sophie
x

T Rex Mom said...

I always say I wish we lived on Mars where the days are 25 hours long, albeit cold, they are still longer. But I think even if the days were longer I'd still feel like there was so much to accomplish.

Angelia Sims said...

I adore the last paragraph accomplishing everything in your heart. That is awesome in so many ways. Time is tricky and welcoming and seems to sneak by.


Great take on the workshop.

Pouncing by from the snow leopards tribe.

Livy said...

I often wish I could just pause time. But, I think if we fill our time with meaningful things then we will be able to look back with no regrets.

Lisa said...

That sounds wonderful! I don't have any kids, and I'm boring, so if I had 24 hours I'd probably spend it just being a slug in my house! Or, if it came on an "inspired" day, I'd spend the whole time cleaning/organizing since I always complain about not having time to do that!

Heather said...

What an awesome way to spend the day with no time! I get so obsessed that I think of all the tasks I could accomplish, but this would be the best way to spend that time.

Stopping by from your tribe.

The Girl Next Door Grows Up said...

I am a HUGE list maker too. I really liked this post. I am stopping by to say Hello - I am part of your SITS tribe!

Crystal said...

What a great post--really makes you think. I'm here from our SITS Baa tribe. I'm following you-love your blog!!

Crystal

Heather said...

Oh how cool it would be to have the staminia to play all day and ignore the list! Great post!

Marla said...

Beautiful post