When I was a kid, it felt as though time passed by excruciatingly slowly. I was forever looking forward with great anticipation to something or other… Christmas, birthdays, summer vacation, growing up… and to me, these events were an agonizing lifetime away.
Now, as an adult, I wish I still had that perception. Though time actually passes at the same speed as it always did, it feels as though my days, weeks, months, and even years fairly race past in a frenzied blur of happenings and changes.
As a child, I longed for the future. Now, the future can wait.
100 Words, 07/30/2008
Twitter: dramamamafive
May 16, 2014
I really like the way your blog looks. And I love your perspective in this post! I’m like you, I want time to move a bit slower. I’d even like a few years BACK. 😉
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May 18, 2014
Thank you so much, Amy. Yes, a few years back would be a great option!
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Twitter: RamblinGarden
May 16, 2014
So true. The older you get, alas, the faster time flies. Someone once said life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster the roll unrolls.
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May 18, 2014
LOL, I do like that analogy… very apt!
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May 16, 2014
The crazy part is I think this is true for everyone — no matter who you are or where you live. I think we should all get one reset button, don’t you?
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May 18, 2014
Yes, I definitely think so!
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May 16, 2014
Lovely! I agree with your perspective in this post/ I’d like time to go a bit slower myself…wish “time could wait” a bit!
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May 18, 2014
Thank you – wouldn’t it be nice?!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 30
The future can wait!! // wow those are some powerful words 😀 I loved the feel of it.
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May 18, 2014
Thank you so much. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 30
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May 17, 2014
Your last paragraph made me smile. I remember when I couldn’t wait to be 18 and I thought being 30 was truly old! Nice one.
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May 18, 2014
LOL, I remember that as well, Suzy! Thank you. 🙂
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May 17, 2014
I’m constantly amazed at what you can say in a mere 100 words!
And you are right. Now I am totally content to live in the moment!
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May 18, 2014
Thank you so much, Diane! 🙂
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Twitter: SusanF_mt
May 17, 2014
What scares me is when I hear my kids complaining that time is going too fast!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
May 18, 2014
Oh, I’ll bet!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 30
The future can wait. nice post. Time passes at its own but the events in our life whether happy or sad determines its pace.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
May 18, 2014
Thank you! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 30
I know what you mean! I am in no hurry to get to the future where my babies are grown up and I am old. LOL The future can surely wait. I am still enjoying the present.
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May 18, 2014
I hear you, Kathy!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 30
Guess that’s the conundrum of growing, as a child we long to jump into adulthood and when it comes, we are like future can wait:) Enjoyed ur 100 words:)
Twitter: alphabetsalad
May 18, 2014
Very true! Thank you. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 30
Twitter: blacktortoise
May 20, 2014
My grandmother once told me that the older she got the faster time flew, until the seasons became a blur. I now know exactly what she meant!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
May 20, 2014
Sadly, I do as well!
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May 23, 2014
I love this! Did you ever read “The Timekeeper” by Mitch Albom? I just finished it, and it is completely relevant to this post. In the book, father time helps a man who wants to slow down time, and a girl who wants time to go faster. I recommend it!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
May 23, 2014
I haven’t read that one yet – thanks for the recommendation!
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