Sitting out in the new warmth of the year. Struggling to find a topic for this month's journal, it hit, I found it interesting how when I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to be an adult and see what responsibilities came with being one. Back then time moved slowly but over time, it accelerated and continues to do so. I said to someone this week that I can’t believe it’s already spring and now going into summer, proving the illusion that the older we get, the quicker time passes to be correct.
Throughout my life, I have been a part of several conversations where at least once the statement of “ I feel like my time is running out” was said. Usually, I would say we have nothing but time, and though knowing it is true, I felt that feeling for the first time this month. It was surreal to hit that checkpoint in life. I had been so focused on my training and nothing else really had even half of my attention then realized that needed to change.
This is the time of Beltane, an ancient Celtic holiday that is a day of celebrating new beginnings, the delicious promises of spring and an ode to the months of sunshine and good fortune ahead. The midpoint between the spring and summer seasons. Thus with the focus on the future. I see no better time to start putting some attention into the coming seasons and years while at the same time attempting to remain in the present and trust that it will all work out, however it goes.
Balancing the task above is a difficult process but that is what life is all about. Balance. Balancing all the different aspects, decisions, responsibilities, and relationships that we have as humans. We will fall short, it’s inevitable but what counts is that after we do fall short, we get back at it and find the courage to face everything head-on with our chin up.
Happy Beltane! Get out there and celebrate life! It’s all we got.
