A Very Special Account

The first week of 2022 is in the books! I hope your year is off to a fresh start and that your holiday season was filled with joy and peace. I relished the down time indoors to bake, practice yoga, read, watch some movies, and close out the year with reflection. My key takeaway: much gratitude for the simple, everyday blessings I couldn’t live without. Family, friends, good health, fulfilling work that I love, and this special place I call “Home.”

I’d like to share a story that I heard recently which made me stop and ponder as we begin a new year…

Imagine there is a bank that deposits $86,400 to your account each morning. The account carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening, whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day is withdrawn. What would you do?

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, Time credits you with 86,400 seconds each day. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft so you can’t borrow against yourself or use more than you have. Each day, the account starts fresh. Each night, it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against tomorrow. The time you have is the time you have. It is never the case of not having enough time to do things, but whether we want to do them and where they fall in our priorities.

Best wishes for happiness, new adventures, and health in 2022!