Is There Really a Lack of Time?
Have you noticed how pervasive the perspective of “Lack” is
in our culture? I have often been caught
up in my own perception of a Lack of Time ~
I notice evidence of my own “Lack of time” perspective too
often….
For example, when I come to a yellow traffic light, my
automatic response is to speed up and hurry through the intersection before it
turns red.
Oh, and while I am driving, I notice my irritation when the
lane I am in is going slower than the others… and usually try and move to the
faster moving lane.
Why? Am I really
going to ‘save’ a minute or two in my day by feeling pressured to get wherever
I am going in the least amount of time?
Not everybody has this kind of “Lack of time” programming
(certainly all the people ‘dawdling’ along in front of me don’t!)
As much as I try to stay in the present moment, I often feel
the stress and tension of a deadline or appointment. Again, it reflects my [Mis]perception of a
Lack of time.
This “Lack” perspective shows up in dozens of ways – with
thoughts such as:
·
“I have to be productive and make the most of
our time”
·
“I have to get where I am going as quickly as
possible”
·
“I can’t talk now, I need to get back to work”
·
“I should get something done – I’m wasting time”
·
“There are only 24 hours in a day”
These thoughts reflect beliefs that “there is not enough”….
But is that really true?
What we experience and accomplish in the same 24 hours as
the previous generation had is expanding.
Technology has allowed us to accomplish tenfold what was do-able in the
same time than we used to do.
I remember Maharishi Mahesh Yogi saying many years ago that
meditation will allow us to “Do Less and Accomplish More.” I know from my own experience that if I ‘take
time’ to meditate and do Reiki for myself, my day flows with much greater ease
– I seem to connect with the right people at the right time and “serendipity”
occurs more often!
So what impact does “Lack thinking” have on us? At the very least, it adds stress, anxiety
and worry to our days. When we don’t
believe we have much control over the time we have, this perspective diminishes
our dreams, clouds our feelings of Joy and Happiness, and ultimately lowers our
energy and blocks our ability to attract serendipity and what we desire.
Here’s a suggestion – write an inventory of any “lack”
thoughts that frequently go through your mind.
Examine these thoughts and see if you truly believe they are true – if
not, rephrase those thoughts into something more empowering. And then, “Reprogram” your beliefs by reading
these new statements daily – and see what happens!
There are many great thinkers who have recognized the power
of beliefs, such as:
What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe,
it can achieve.
~ Napoleon Hill
We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we
want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what
we believe.
~ Don Miguel Ruiz
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease
for ever to be able to do it.”
- J.M. Barrie,
Peter Pan
What if we choose to believe in the “Abundance of time”
instead of the lack?
What about those moments when time seems to stand
still? (usually when we are very
present) Or, when we are so engrossed in an activity (usually fun and
satisfying) and we have no sense of time?
Have you ever experienced time ‘stretching’ – when something
happens that should have taken much longer than it did? If so, I’d love to hear your story, please
email me!
In the meantime, I will consciously focus on reminding
myself that there is “Always enough Time” for what I really need…
InJoyingLife,
Maureen Pua’ena
