“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf
(The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien )
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I woke up yesterday morning with these words ringing in my ears...
There’s still time.
As there are only four more days left in 2018, it seemed to be a reminder not to squander those four sacred days. Days that I will never get back. At this point in the year it can be easy to simply coast until the calendar turns over to a new year, thinking “I’ll get to fill-in-the-blank next year.”. I’m not advocating taking on a huge project, or missing out on quiet, leisurely days with friends and family.
But.
I am suggesting that for me, and perhaps for others, there are things to be tended to now rather than later.
- A conversation to have.
- A change of mindset.
- Letting go of an old story so as to begin the new year with a better one.
- Forgiveness to be extended or received.
- A commitment to be made.
- A decision to be finalized.
- Hatchets to bury.
- A wound ready to heal into a scar.
- A stake to put in the ground about the work you want to offer in the year ahead.
- Grace to be offered.
- A question to consider.
- Baggage to leave behind.
- ?
There’s still time.
