LIFE GOES BY TOO FAST

I've recently joined a group where each week writing prompts are given. This week I've chosen the following - Life goes by too fast - agree or disagree?
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In a year where I am turning 50 I am becoming more and more aware of time passing by. Fifty seems to be life's half way mark and the point where you should review your life for purpose, success and meaning. This milestone is making me feel anxious. How can I possibly be turning 50? I haven't done enough yet!

I remember when I had my first child that someone said " enjoy every minute because they grow up before you know it". How true that was.  Now with two adult children, I have to remind myself that I did actually put two kids through school. I did worry about lunch boxes, uniforms and homework. And I did become totally involved in everything ranging from dancing lessons to music lessons to the school play. It all now seems like an eternity ago and it all seems to have passed too quickly. I'm not sure if I enjoyed every minute at the time, but I am aware, that part of my life passed in what seems like the blink of an eye.

Looking down a list of people I plan on inviting to my birthday celebration, I realise that I haven't seen some in years. You know what its like - "we'll catch up"- and then suddenly its 2 years, 10 years, 20 years! You get swallowed up in the day to day business of life and without knowing it, time just flies. It's not that these people mean less to you. It's more that there are only 24 hours in any given day and I tend to enjoy sleeping for some of those. I really love social media for its ability to connect you to people you haven't seen in a while. Life does go by too fast but I don't want to lose track of these people in my life.

I'm trying very hard to enjoy the moment in everything I do and not miss out on too many opportunities. Last year my sister and I went to see Rod Stewart in concert again. We love Rod Stewart and knowing he is getting on in years, we didn't want to lose the opportunity to see him one more time. Imagine looking at each other in our nursing home wishing we'd gone to that concert. Well, the rate at which life marches on, we were not risking it!

 I also enjoy eating good food, because life is too short to eat rubbish. Since my stomach surgery I especially enjoy nourishing my body with healthy stuff. However, life goes by too fast to not enjoy a bit of chocolate, drink some wine, travel and basically enjoy yourself. I don't want to wake up one day and say " I planned to do that and I ran out of time". There is no time like the present, money permitting of course, otherwise I'd be on a plane to Italy!

I recently bumped into somebody I had a run in with a few years ago. I haven't seen him since  and judging by his reaction to seeing me again, that suited him fine. In all honesty I'd forgotten about the incident and had moved on. Life goes by too fast to bear a grudge. Imagine going to your grave bearing a whole host of grudges. How unhealthy is that! No, I prefer to deal with it and move on and I would like to think this is a side effect of becoming older and wiser and...almost 50. (Sigh).

There are many other events which remind me that life goes by too fast. My almost two year old niece Isabella is sight reading words. (How is that possible? She's just been born.) My favourite eldest daughter is about to finish university. ( But, she just finished school!). And, on top of turning 50 this year, the husband and I are married 25 years. When you can remember every detail of your wedding day, its hard to fathom 25
years. Yes, life is certainly going by too fast.

My advice is to occasionally stop and take a breather and enjoy every moment you can. Life will always go by too fast, so enjoy what you can.And I'm going to stop feeling anxious about turning 50. As my mother would say, "it's just a number".


Do you think your life is going by too fast?

Till next time...xxx
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