many moments

Time is a concept we choose to define in chunks. I may have previously touched on this topic: how time is often organized in large ranges like days, weeks, and months. Many people rely on the assessment that it takes 21 days to create a habit. Which is three weeks, so why don't we just say three weeks? Why 21 days?

Some days, when we are starting yoga class the instructor will talk us through the breathing exercises that allow us to bring our body and spirit together. And some of those times the instructor will remind us that we have defeated the most difficult of tasks, and what lay ahead is an hour and 15 minutes to take for ourselves.

75 minutes may not seem like very much time in the grand scheme of things, so I then ask: why must we observe our life in the overall picture? I dare to say that when you begin to look at the outline of your life, you succumb to the possibility of a means-to-an-end thinker. The risk here is that mainly focusing on some end goal, some eventual endeavor, some final establishment forces your eyes off the day-to-day existence.

Do not misunderstand me, yes you need goal setting and dreams to pursue, but you must be focusing on each day as it arrives. You must plan, prepare, organize, adjust, embrace, and enjoy the moments of your day.

Because each moment is fleeting.

The most valuable advice I have ever gotten about time is the importance of organizing it. The fact that time runs on its own, it will not slow down, stop, rewind, or even fast forward for you. I believe that is crucial for how you treat your relationship with yourself and with your significant other.

For myself, I have set aside time each day for yoga. Some days it's the full 75 minutes; other days it's a full 17 minutes. I also set aside time to work on my beauty side hustle business. Without that chunk of time, my business would not increase and I may end up trying to do business when I should be doing something else. Overlapping tasks or taking on too many tasks or projects decreases one's ability to offer complete focus. Being able to juggle is one thing, and is totally possible, but you also must block out times or have the freedom in your schedule to let it just flow (which most people do not).

For my relationship with my boyfriend, we are learning various ways to set aside time with activities to share in a wide spectrum of moments together. We are masters at working side by side: me on the blog and he on his dissertation. We are routine bookstore shoppers: we favor Half Price. We are intense movie watchers: both current and classics. But as we begin intertwining more and more pieces of our lives, we are adapting and discussing time organization within these new expansions of "us".

Be warned that the end game does not determine the plays required to achieve your goal. It is not a way of life. Your days should be collections of moments that loop together your passions in order to move toward your dreams.