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When did the planet’s human inhabitants become so mindless when it comes to time management? Hasn’t the advance of technology, at speeds seemingly faster than light, ensured that we have more time? If so, then how come I’m always running late? What do we humans consider an important enough event to show up on time for these days? A job interview, a funeral, a hospital visit, a wedding? Or how about a 911 call? Let me just say I wouldn’t want to be the one needing emergency service.
Recently, in my quest to have better time management, I did the unthinkable. It shames me to admit this, but I spent more than 99 cents on an iPhone app! It was as if paying $6.99 for the “2Do” app would ensure that I would manage my time better. And, I’ll admit, upon first downloading this sexy app, I was intent on getting my money’s worth. In order to gain time, I realized I would initially need to invest time – so, invest time is what I did. I created list after list. Grocery lists. Pet supply lists. Work project lists. Home project lists. Vacation lists. Wish lists. List lists. You name it - I created it. Then real life got in the way. The snooze option on my alarm. Traffic delays. Meetings that started late because everyone was pushing snooze on their alarms or getting stuck in traffic.
So what did my new-found desire to manage time really get me? An awareness that time in this modern age is not very manageable. Oh well. You win some and you lose some…time, that is.
The beauty of friends is that they often see the oncoming train, and steer you clear, before you ever realize the extent of the problem. Maybe you were just walking alongside the tracks to see what signs of life spring up in between. Or maybe you were crossing the tracks over and over in an effort to test your chance for either luck or misfortune. Or, even scarier, maybe you were standing square in the center of the tracks, waiting in anticipation of that final glimpse at life – there, and then forever and at once, gone. All I know is that a set of good friends is what everyone needs in his or her darkest and brightest hours. Thank you Max, James, and Ashley for helping me avert a most certain danger, and keeping me focused on the many stops that still lie ahead. I love you dearly, my friends.
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