It's About Time

God Is A 3 MPH God....He is taking His sweet little time.
by Hannah Bayer

"In Haiti there is such a thing called “Haitian time." If something is scheduled at 4, then people might start showing up at 4:30 and it may not actually start until 5. This is how everything happens, from soccer games to meetings. I will admit, I have never been the most timely person, so going to Haiti and having time be laid back was easier for me than others that went with me. But as Americans, who rush through each and every day with a million things to do we don’t see “Haitian time” as a cultural norm, but something that is wrong with their country. Our arrogance starts to cloud our eyes and we say “they’re just too lazy to get here on time” or “they must not care about this enough to be here on time"."

"The Haitian people do things on their own time without worrying about countless other activities. They also enjoy the moments of time God has blessed them with and soak up His true beauty. Some Haitians do have school and work to attend, but afterwards, their time is used for whatever they need it for. They know what needs to be done, and their philosophy is that if they don’t get it done today, there is always tomorrow. In America, we are so focused on the next step that we completely miss God’s beauty that is being shown to us in the now. Although we both have 24 hours in a day, it amazes me how polar opposite and extreme America and Haiti use it".
 

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The Benefits of Wasting Time
byJessica

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"I’ve come to the realization that wasting time isn’t such a bad thing, especially not when you spend it doing the things you love. Yeah, I may be watching “too much” TV and spending long afternoons reading and a lot of time on Tumblr and be writing things that currently have no importance, but these are things I genuinely love to do. These are things that make me happy, relax me, and keep my head above water".

"When you take time for yourself, that time is important. That time will keep you sane. All those little things you love? You need to have time to do them and you need to allow yourself that time without it becoming another chore, another item on your to-do list, or something you’ll feel guilty about later".
 
This is a wonderful thread. I really enjoyed the first post, with the wonderful Bel Kaufman interview. Thanks for sharing.
 
Christmas Tree is up and decorated....I also have another smaller tree in the front room....I love Christmas....But it's a time I miss so many that have passed....

As we get older there are more that have passed...Today a younger person passed away....(A very sad sole)….
 
We don't do xmas. Last time we did was in 1984. My mother passed in 1988 and she wanted a xmas tree so we had to buy all the decorations again for her to look at the tree. She passed in our front room at home that I turned into a hospital room. I still like some of the songs and if greeted return the greeting.
 
Sandra van Nieuwland - Time In A Bottle
 


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