time...why is it important?

Let's see...it's my second day off from work in a row...one more to go! I have been doing a lot of relaxing, reflecting, and finishing everything on my "list" each day. I have also been doing a lot of mental reflecting, and feeling pretty good about myself. I have been actually taking time for me, which is a great feeling!

Right now I'm eating breakfast with Jake...thinking about what I want to blog about today. As I think to myself about what is significant to me today...I automatically think about time. When you are reconnecting with an old friend, or seeing someone that you haven't seen in awhile...they always ask you questions regarding time.

Examples:

• How old is your kid?
• How much longer to you have in school?
• How long have you been dating/married?
• How long have you been working there?
• What have been doing in the past few years?

It's amazing how everyone is so concerned with time! Do we really have to put time limits on things, measure the success of a relationship based on how long we've been together? I don't think it's just time...I think our society is basically obsessed with numbers!!!

• How much money do you make?
• How many kids do you want to have?
• How old are you?

Maybe it's not just time and numbers...maybe it's just the fact that people in general want to know personal stuff about you at all times!!! We are driven to put labels on relationships, make serious decisions way too quickly, and be way too serious.

People are always asking what my plans are after grad school...when are you going to get a job...where are you going to work...when are you going to quit Starbucks? I really don't know the answer to any of those questions, and I'm okay with that. I am really trying to get a new job, but I am stressing over it...depressing myself.

I'm just going to continue living my life for me, having fun for as long as I possibly can, and working on myself...because that's really what it should be all about! :)