Today was dry for a change -- nothing falling from the sky. I wrapped some gifts and hope that they all fit into the prepaid box. I dragged out the dreaded 'vacoom' and managed to do a pass through the house. Things look a bit better. Most of the grit and salt stuck to my boots is now off the floor. I walk into the kitchen with groceries and such, doing the back and forth trips from car to house before I remove the boots.
I was thinking about time as I worked through things today. When I was downtown on the day of the major snowfall, I noticed that time was passing oddly. I did several items with longer walks in between, only to find that less time had passed than I expected. This meant that I had more time to do the next items. Again, these felt like I had used a lot of time, when I used much less. Interesting. Then when I had to wait for a ride back home, time dragged. I went from one end of the street to the other and completed an errand in the process. When I was ready to walk back the other way, much less time had passed. It felt like had to wait forever to get the hour and a half to go by. So, time can go according to what feels right and be less time which leave time to do the other things on the list. Or, time can feel like it is moving more quickly when it is actually going more slowly, leaving me to find ways to fill the time as i waited. Very weird feelings that day and for several days recently. I was reminded of a quote by Robbie Burns, "No man can tether time or tides." This made me realize that time will move as it does regardless of whether we want it to move more quickly or slow a bit. I took it also to mean that I can't control the weather and often can't get forecasts that follow though. I am in control of much less than I'd like to be <smile>.
I thought of a song about time waiting that I share tonight. Keep safe. Enjoy!
Waiting for Christmas to Come -- Johnny Reid
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