January 21, 2011

Try Timelessness

At least one day a week, take off your watch and go timeless. Cover the clock on your car dashboard. Turn the clocks in your home toward the wall.

It is important to get out of time (as we know) periodically, to refresh, revitalize, and renew your inner metabolic rhythms. During this day, eat only when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired. Try to guess the hour from the position of the sun in the sky. Notice if you feel different than on your "normal" days.

Einstein called it the theory of relativity - time contracts or expands according to your attitude and what you are doing. Thirty seconds of a wonderful kiss can seem way too short - thirty seconds with your hand on a hot stove can seem like an eternity.

Breaking out of our day - to - day clock-bound reality opens a space for other kinds of time to come through. When you go into timelessness you will begin to see things you never saw before. One friend, who is absolutely superior at getting everything done on a very tight schedule, was bowled over when he set aside a timeless day. He finally noticed the flowers along his walkway for the very first time.

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