I am in a more melancholy mood today, as I write them I’m a bit feverish and have cold sweats, but I wanted to share something that I’ve been thinking about lately. Something that’s been pressed to the fore of my mind recently. I always talk here about the importance of freeing up your time from things like jobs. Things that take your time but don’t really give you the things you need in life, other than money.
The tagline of this site is reclaim your freedom and really what reclaim your freedom means is reclaim your time. Your time is the one non-renewable resource that you have, it’s the most valuable resource that you have. And where you spend your time shows what you value. There are three general things that this site covers.
Health, wealth, and relationships.
And while I think we’ve covered a lot on health, wealth, and relationships between men of the same age and between men and women, there are others that I feel have gotten shorted. And that’s what I wanted to talk about today.
The Speed Of Change
We don’t live in a healthy world. People get sicker and sicker, mentally, physically, and spiritually while the people that are supposed to heal these things get richer and richer. Because of this what was once expected no longer is. For example I had a aunt, a generally healthy woman, passed of cancer in her mid 50’s. And it was fast, very fast. And strange to me. It was aggressive and fast. I just had another family member that they discovered a tumor on.
Another with a blood clot. And then there are other things. Find out that someone close to me almost overdosed not too long ago. Someone that I thought was fine and frankly surprised me. Now it’s my understanding all these people are getting the help that they need…but things happen and nothing is certain. Which got me to thinking.
Thinking about the relationships with those that I care about most. My close family, close friends, those that have contributed to my life in great ways.
I’ve been making an effort to seeing them and communicating with them more. If they live far away then a phone call or even a text. If they’re close then having lunch with them or dinner or just hanging out for a little bit.
It’s a small thing but it makes a big difference. And these relationships are critical to so much.
What Are You Going To Do?
So I don’t have a lot for you today. I don’t have a 7 step plan or anything of that nature. Simply to think about those that matter the most to you. Those that you care about and that if they were to be gone, would leave a hole in your heart. You can’t stop the progress of time and we all have a time to pass. But how you spend the time before that date is all we can have control over, and use it in a wise way.
I’m not saying you have to fly across the country or to another country and move back home, though I know someone who did that after the pandemic. It could be something as simple as a text, a call, facetime, whatever you have to use. In our disconnected world we often forget the power of these relationships. We forget how important they are, for our souls, for each other.
Don’t let people you care about drift away, let them know how you feel, take time and reach out to them. You’ll have to be the one that does this as we’re all so caught up in life that we often forget about this. So do it. Be the one to break the cycle and reach out. And keep doing it. It will be appreciated and if it’s not well then that’s not a relationship that is worth much of your time.
The Date Approaches, & None Know When It Will Arrive
We all have a date to leave this earth, some sooner than others. Something I’ve learned through life, things can happen so fast, change so fast, all in the blink of an eye. You’ve likely heard this before, we all have. Usually when we’re young and it goes in one ear and out the other. I am not here to preach, simple to state facts.
Watch how you spend your time for how you spend your time is how you make your life and how you make your life is how you forge your destiny. Be mindful of how you use it.
Because it’s never coming back.
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-Charles Sledge
