Time keeps on tickin'
- becca
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min read
I always thought it was "Time keeps on ticking" until I started writing this post, looked up the song on YouTube to discover...no, Becca. It's "slipping". And it's not even called, "Time Keeps on Slipping". No, it's called, "Fly Like an Eagle". That's fine. I've just been singing the lyrics wrong for 24 years.
My daily time to think/collect my thoughts/reminisce on the day is always in the evenings during my nightly shower. Maybe that's a weird thing to share with you, but there it is. And during one of these thinking sessions, this idea popped into my head: time keeps on tickin'. No matter what we may be going through, the world around us does not stop. No matter how hard you might be pushing yourself to get through a timed workout, that timer keeps on ticking. And it feels like it ticks a hell of a lot faster when you don't want it to. And slower when you need it to be faster, right?
Because the world doesn't seem to care what each of us has going on, it's important that we keep moving while the world keeps on tickin' (slippin'?). Girl, wash your face...right? Pick yourself up off the floor and put one foot in front of the other. Because even though you may be struggling, no-one is stopping to wait for you.
Sad? Yes.
But that's just the way the world works. While you're struggling and feel like you're losing yourself, well, unfortunately, there's always someone waiting in line to take your place. No-one is irreplaceable. That's a very difficult thing for me to come to terms with, as I've had quite a few leaders in my life who have come and gone who I've felt ARE irreplaceable. But, believe it or not, that's simply not true. None of us are. So before you think about leaving a role just to spite someone...just remember that this rule applies to you, too.
Harsh? Maybe.
And I've officially gotten WAY off topic here.
My original purpose for this post was to highlight the fact that yes, we are in the middle of a global pandemic combined with the worst possible election/candidate choices we could ever possibly imagine...but life is still passing us by. And I am not willing to simply sit here and watch that happen. Clint and I have too many goals/dreams/aspirations to take a back seat, waiting for our leaders (do we even have any?) to figure this craziness out. So we are plowing forward. We are following the guidelines and recommendations as they are given to us, but we are not hiding out too afraid to live our lives. We only have one of these. Let's not waste it.
Now, more details to come on ways we are plowing forward. Some potentially completely life-changing things coming, but we'll keep you on the edge of your seat for those. We are, of course, getting married in about 7 months, and we are not letting the scary world around us keep us from celebrating the way we desire and deserve. And I encourage all of you to do the same.
Of course we have to be smart about it, but I truly believe that the impacts of requiring people to stay in isolation for an extended period of time are far worse than the alternative. The economic impacts would be even more staggering than they already have been. The mental health impacts would be astronomical. More than 1 in 3 adults have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder since the start of the pandemic. This in comparison to 1 in 10 reported for a similar timeframe in 2019. Covid-19 is changing our world in more ways than case-counts and death tolls. And I believe that we need to pay just as much attention to the former mentioned impacts as we do the latter.
If you're afraid or feeling isolated, please talk to someone. I would hate for this to completely control and/or destroy your life.
Clint and I are keepin' on livin' on. Keepin' on tickin' on?
Whichever you prefer.
Regardless, the clock doesn't stop. How many more minutes of your short life are you willing to waste being afraid? Stuck in isolation?
XOXO,
Unapologetically Blog
P.S. - this is also a friendly reminder to send virtual hugs to those who have no alternative. There are so many people in this world who cannot get out of isolation. Because if they did and they contracted covid-19, they would not survive. Love on those in these situations in any way you can. And thank God for the freedom you DO have.
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