Time
Translated with Chat GPTContinuing a bit from what I wrote about last Sunday. About having the surplus to appreciate those who are there for me, by giving them time. It's something I'm very glad to have regained. Because without those people, I wouldn't have come out of the hole. I've rarely felt alone. Sometimes I've felt lonely, but then it's been transient and not because I didn't have anyone to contact. When I'm feeling really down, I'm my only focus and the feeling of not being seen is intensified. When I feel so worthless, I look for signs that confirm it. Like not getting a lot of questions about how I'm doing. Whether this is the case for everyone, I don't know. But if it's like this for me, maybe it's like that for someone else as well. Maybe I can contribute to making others feel seen. With a simple "Hello!" or a text message. I can smile at strangers, I can listen when people talk. I can give people around me some time. For others, I have just as much time as I need. I just have to prioritize them!
There are way to many who feel like they're sitting alone. Who don't have anyone to lean on. So taking the time to care is important. Seeing people around you is important. Both for the one who sees and the one who is seen. It costs nothing but time. What you choose to fill your time with adjusts the direction your life takes. If you choose to spend time on yourself, but also on those around you, I think you'll feel even better. Because when you share something with someone, it becomes twice as good. Have you ever thought about how much funnier a joke is if you can tell it to someone? Or how much more enjoyable a new experience is if you share it with someone. Even food tastes better when eaten with someone. So why not fill your time with that?
Or even better! Give it to someone! Because giving time is great. Getting time is absolutely fantastic! I get really happy when someone gives me their time. That someone sets aside time to go for a walk with me, have a meal with me, or gives me an evening/day/weekend full of time together is one of the best things I can get. One thing that has changed a lot for me lately is that I'm able to give others my time and appreciate the value of it when others give me theirs! We all have limited time. No one knows how much time they have. What we fill our time with is one of the things that makes life better or worse. If we fill it with negativity and complaining, life becomes negative. If we fill it with positivity and happiness, life becomes positive and we become happy. It's really not more complicated than that.
I've chosen positivity and happiness. That doesn't mean I never complain. You know I do that occasionally. But most of the time, I focus on positive experiences, positive decisions, and positive energy. I choose to let go of things that irritate me if I can't change them anyway. No reason to give it more time. I choose to be around people who give me a sense of happiness. Those who give me time back. Those who set aside time for me in a busy everyday life.
I hope you get some time and give some time today. Because if there's something we should do often, it's to share it with others. You never know what might be exactly what lifts someone out of the darkness, but you know for sure that overlooking someone doesn't lift them anywhere! So share. Share time, hugs, food, kind words, positivity, attention… Well, you know what I mean 🧡 I'm attaching some quotes about time at the bottom. So you can read them, if you have time 😅 (These have been translated as well)
"Every day is a new chance." - Unknown
"You should be aware that if you have time to complain about something, you also have time to do something about it!" - A. J.D. D’Angelo
"The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot." - M. Altshuler
"The best gift you can give to someone is to spend time with them, because it's the only gift you can never get back." - Unknown
"Don't waste your time looking back at what you've lost. Move on, because life is not meant to travel backward." - Unknown
"You should listen to advice from older people. Not necessarily because they're always right, but because they have more experience making wrong choices..." - Unknown