The Time Is Now

Years ago my watch fell off my wrist at JFK Airport. I was horrified and dragged my poor 3 toddlers all over the airport looking for it.  Well, what was I going to do without my watch?  I needed it so I wouldn't be late to anything and possibly miss something important!  How could I possibly go on without knowing how long I had before I had to be somewhere else or how long before I arrived at my next destination etc... etc... etc...

Wow!  I look back at those days now and think that losing my watch was one of the best things that ever happened to me.  Why?  You may well ask.

Without a watch I have learned to appreciate what I am doing in the "now".  I have learnt to make the most of and really enjoy what I am doing, rather than focusing or even worrying about how much longer I may have to do it.  Sure, there are still schedules I have to be aware of but I find so much more gets done now and I get so much more out of what I do.  When I wore a watch I was always glancing at it, taking my attention away from who I was with or what I was doing, afraid that I would miss my next appointment when in fact, what I was really missing was the experience I was currently having.  I was never fully there.

I have never again worn a watch and today, I can honestly say that I fully experience the "now" of everything I do.  I live in the present as that is all there really is.

What is the time?  The time is now!!