Friday's Foibles  "Short on Time"


This will likely be my shortest blog to date.  Why? Because I am, as I often am, short on time. Why?  Because I chose wrong, again.  But it is one mistake I happily make, again and again.  I've yet to learn and hope I never do!


I prefer to think that I chose right, and suffer the consequences of being short on time, because I chose to be "long on experience."  Knowing that my day would be a tight one, my morning ought to have run like a Swiss timepiece.  One problem though....a Swiss timepiece does not run well in the hands of a woman with an Irish heart!  Try as I might, I am unable to be "run" by the clock, unable to choose the rewards of efficiency and timeliness over the much richer reward of experience.  And experience, in its myriad of forms, simply refuses to have an eye on the clock!


So, now I type, racing against the clock, chasing my tail, playing catch-up...all games at which I am very well trained.  I am a veteran athlete at the Beat The Clock marathon of Life.  It is one of my worst foibles.  Now, because of the two lovely visits and conversations I enjoyed this morning, I am "short on time"...yet again.  But, I willingly chase, race, catch-up...I happily accept the trade-off and will make the same mistake tomorrow...if experience presents itself and tempts me with the allure of another great conversation, another connection with someone, another experience that is far worthier of my time than merely being "on time."


Timeliness is overrated.  Experience is invaluable and makes no appointments.  Apologies for any typos or poor syntax...I'm short on time today!


Thanks for reading.  Let it steep!