Do you realize that you (and me, too, of course) are being ruled by either a piece of paper or an electronic item?

The Calendar!

How would you feel if we didn’t have calendars. You wouldn’t know how old you were so maybe you could actually feel like you wanted to feel. You’d still know you were aging but it’s wouldn’t be so quantitative and right there in your face. No one would ask “how old are you?” because you couldn’t know.

Maybe we’d then have Christmas music in the stores all year round – or just maybe once it got cold enough to know or maybe we wouldn’t even know when Christmas was. Then Christmas could be every day.

Think about how much we let that single item (the Calendar) rule our lives. We do “countdowns”, we determine when we’ll start going after goals (New Years), we determine what gift to give to whom, we determine when to discard someone’s being because they are too old.

I am still a slave to the calendar even after retiring. It’s as if I have to have some kind of anchor and every time I catch myself wondering what day it is, then I think about how much older I’m getting and you know “there’s no time to lose” and on an on. I just want to slap my face and say “wake up”!

Take a moment to fantasize – that is, if you can fit that moment into your calendar” – and think of how your life would be and how you would feel? Would you have more stress or less stress? What will make your life better? Since we can’t get rid of calendars, what modifications can you make to help things seem less stressful.

Just a thought.

So much of what we can enjoy in life is free. Yet, we never think of those things. To us, something doesn’t have much worth if it’s free. It has to cost something to be worthwhile. When you listen to online marketers they will tell you to charge something for your product or people won’t buy it because they don’t think it has any value. That is pretty sad in my opinion. Why do we have to assign a price/a cost to something before we’ll really look at it and embrace it in our lives.

I was out on my walk yesterday and usually when kids go by, they just look and stare at the old lady even if I say something. I was sitting on a bench resting for a bit and this young boy rode his bike by and smiled and yelled “hi”. I looked up and the happiness and joy I saw in his eyes and his smile definitely hit home. And then he and his dad rode back the other way. By then I had started walking again and he said “hi” again and even turned around to look at me – engaging me, not staring. I was so impressed at how his parents had taught this young man to enjoy life and to be kind and friendly to others.

How can you show your kindness to someone at least once a day this week? It’s free but it’s one of the most valuable things you have to offer to another person. Don’t keep it to yourself. Give it away!