Terms of Time
Thank you for inviting us. You are curious today of how to make more time. You have things you want to do. We feel this in you. Let us start by reminding you time is an human construct. You have found a way to use this day & night as a timer. The deer and birds know day & night yet they do not track time.
The animals of the earth understand the urgency of shelter and can feel the change in atmosphere so that they move themselves from harms way before harm arrives. But it is humans that say all of the above in the context of time. You will say, the animals and birds will migrate or hibernate depending on their biological clock. You will say, The birds fly away in the nick of time, or spend all day eating. These are human terms applied to beasts that do not use time.
You can be the same as the animals in that you can, with practice, stop using terms of time. The sun and the night moon can be all the “clock” you need. Your stomach will let you know to eat. Your sleepy eyes will let you know to sleep. Your body will ebb and flow to the rhythm of the day – like the ocean – like the wind. Time can be measured in other ways – gentler ways of measuring time.
And in this practice you may actually find the time to sit and enjoy a meal. You may with gentle practice find the time to craft the project, to give it undivided attention and allow the crafting to transport you to fresh discoveries. In practicing not labeling time you can open your actions where you meant them to go – rather than hard-shaping your life on schedules.
Schedules are good for the way you live now. Every thing has it’s place. Every thing has a time to be addressed. But your question was how to make time and in that question we invite you to un-schedule yourself and leave your time rhetoric at the door. Work your projects and your wants openly until you feel complete.
Be gentle in your re-imagining of your time. Let it go. Put away the gadgets and reminders of our time-based scheduled lives and live without a clock for those several hours you have to yourself and to your families and loved ones each day. You do not watch the clock while you sleep. Attempt (gently) to not watch the clock while you are awake. See how much of your language of time you can relinquish. This will allow a freedom of self and a freedom to fully engage in whatever each moment provides.
Your language says so much about you. Let us update the language for a fuller more satisfying life.
We enjoy being here with you. Your question sparks so much to discuss. We hope these suggestions help you make room for all you wish to do in your days.
With Love – always,
The Accord
Channeled 23 March 2023