I believe that time is the most valuable asset and gift all of us have, yet it is so underrated plus undervalued by so many.

As we get older it seems that time goes by quicker, as they say time flies, how about we look at it as maybe the older we get the more things we have in our lives to fill up our time. Days become busy with work, caring for others, social events, shopping, balancing numerous appointments and paying bills.

This didn’t happen as a child, we were cared for, we had time to play, to imagine, to read, yes, we had school but outside of that the bills, the washing, the everyday needs we had were catered for. We had no need to worry ourselves about time, all we had to do was to enjoy it.

How about now as an adult we looked at our lives to re-embrace time?

How about we step back from the rushing around to enjoy time?

It is not an easy task I set you but I one I believe will bring some calm to each and every one of us.

Learning and discovering how to embrace and enjoy time is for me so undervalued. During my episodes of burnout, I discovered that one of the most important things I could do to help my mental health was to ‘stop, slow down and take a step back’ I learnt that time is so valuable and it is well spent if in every day we do something that promotes our self-care.

When rushing around it is easy to lose sight of what we need to do for ourselves but if we don’t take some of our time back for us then it has the potential to be swallowed up by others or indeed in the busyness of life.

Every day gives us a credit of 86,400 seconds to use as we desire; as they click away think of them as cash leaving the bank, once spent there is no getting them back. I read a quote by Marc Levy once which contained the two following lines, both have stayed with me….

‘’If you want to know the value of one minute, ask the person who just missed the bus.’’ ‘’And if you want to know the value of one-hundredth of a second, ask the athlete who won a silver medal in the Olympics.”

If you think about these it puts time into perspective.

As I have got older, I really value my time, the time I spend with my hubby, my parents, my family and friends; I value having time to read, to embrace the weekends doing things we love, to go for walks or to just sit and watch a movie. I give time as a volunteer to help others and organisations that are dear to me.

I look to embrace every waking second of the 86,400 seconds I have been gifted in each day and look to spend them wisely.

So, this week if you have found yourself rushing around try to slow down, take some time back and maybe embrace a few seconds outside watching the flowers grow, remember time is indeed your most asset so spend it wisely.