“Time is life” was the speaker’s topic this morning at Toastmasters. It was a timely (pardon the pun) speech for me, since I’ve been living quite aimlessly for nearly two weeks. I seemed to lose my direction once our son and his family moved out, and I clearly need to get back on track with my own life. Ed’s speech was motivating.
I’ve done numerous seminars over the years on time management, but have decided lately there is no such thing. Time ticks by whether we use it well or not. Paying my quarterly state taxes made me realize how far off track I had gotten with my writing efforts. Perhaps I can look at my aimlessness as a transition from being mother and grandmother back to myself again.
The Transition Network (TTN, a national organization of women over fifty for which I had written columns for five years) had quit publishing their online newsletter, so that job was gone. I’m not motivated to do another book which is a huge undertaking. So…what to do? I reached out to a woman who leads a local women’s business networking group and periodically publishes their magazine. Given my extensive business background, I asked if she’d be interested in having me contribute articles. She said yes. Then, wouldn’t you know, TTN came back to me to say they were reinstating the newsletter and asked if I’d again contribute. I said I would, and the first article is due next week.
These new and renewed commitments help me focus. My mind is already mulling over what topics to cover. Thankfully, I have an abundance of lesson plans which provide the framework for the business articles, and these past Women’s Wisdom posts for TTN material. Once again, I see myself using my time well, not just drifting. After all, my time is my life.