Time is Sacred

The wheel in the sky keeps on turning.......

The word clock has lock inside of it for a reason. Every moment in time is a lock of a moment spent…. but was it spent well or wasted?

It’s not ironic that the tik-tok world we live in is wasting away moments with eyes GLUED (or locked) to a machine, time that can never be returned. These are moments that aren’t fruitful but rotting the fabric of society…. a place where time doesn’t turn forward but holds the gaze hostage in an addictive haze.

I was raised to respect time and I’m really glad about that. I remember as a teenager being so annoyed by this, but it has never presented as a negative in my life. This quality has been beneficial in business, in relationships, in everything…it keeps me aware of how I’m spreading myself thin or making space, of what I’m prioritizing and what needs reconciling.

I always try to be on time and commit to anything for which I’ve made agreement, not to be good or right or anything like that, but simply to see the sacredness in the EXCHANGE for the preciousness of time.

If there is an emergency that impedes my ability to fulfill a voluntary agreement, then I do my best to express in earnestness and honestness the reason for absence as quickly as possible.

Why? Because I VALUE time, because I KNOW time is sacred. When I respect time, I value myself and (val)YOU.

I understand the consequences spiritually, energetically, and in my physical being that can ensue when I do not honor my word. This is a powerful and overlooked aspect of being in alignment with the natural world, with integrity, with the power of our words and deeds in real time.

Honoring time is a sacred practice, an exchange of value, an infinite promise to commune from a place of intention with the Divine, with the cosmic order, with the gift we’ve been given of this now moment, this physical experience.

We now live in a texting world of excuses where you can just text or use an app to say an hour before, “sorry can’t make it” …. we’ve become lesser versions of ourselves when we use this technology as a point of excusing genuine exchange with others. We’ve forgotten the VALUE of time AND of using complete sentences, of picking up the phone or leaving a voice memo, of apologizing for our mishaps when we fall out-of-time…. when we make someone wait for us.

I’ve learned throughout my life that when you make plans with someone and they repeatedly don’t show up on time, they do not value you, they do not care about you and they do not value the sacredness of another’s time, thus they also are reflecting their own relationship with how they perceive agreements (even if only handshake or text message appointments), lacking the wisdom to understand that your word is your bond and when you break it you lose credibility and trust.

If you find yourself not wanting to show up on time for your commitments, it’s a clue that you are not spending time with the right people or doing the right things for your life trajectory and you may want to stop and spend some time re-evaluating how you are spending time…is it people pleasing? Are you with people that have something you want…thus, are you “taking” something from them….and not giving anything back?

I’m not referring to obligations, those tasks or chores that must be done, though, even these appointments should be obliged as much as possible if you know it’s necessary.

I was sitting in the car dealership service area the other day and I was on time for my appointment. After a much longer wait than I was told to expect, I inquired about what was taking so long. The customer service agent tells me that walk-ins get mad if they aren’t seen right away so it’s holding things up. I looked at him and said, so you are ok if walk-ins get mad but someone who showed up on time for an appointment, you’re ok disappointing?” Please, make it make sense.

When we don’t honor time as sacred, we lose integrity. Integrity is like the second hand on a clock….it’s always ticking, it’s waiting to see if we’re going to act in honor, to which we’re often rewarded with moments in time where everything seems to stand still, or those days that we got so much done with lots of time still left for joyful meandering or spontaneous explorations …..or we feel like everything sped up, went backwards or “got away” from us.

When you do what you say you’re going to do, you’re not only honoring the sacred gift of time, of the breath of now, but you’re contributing to the collective by transmitting the frequency of “integrity” into the aether. You’re claiming integrity over indecisiveness, you’re valuing your time by valuing another person’s, you’re utilizing proper boundaries up front instead of backloading them as an excuse.

In the digital age of instant communication, one way we can use technology for good, is to re-ignite the meaning of following through, the importance of telling the truth over a string of emoji’s emulating little white lies.

Time is sacred and we’ve forgotten this, giving away the gift into the void of metal machines and a mirrored game of pretend.

Integrity matters.

Your word matters.

Time is sacred and keeping count of the FABRIC of reality UN-raveling because we’ve lost touch with its value.

Don’t commit to something if you have even a smidge of doubt you can’t go. Instead, be honest, say I can’t commit, but if the last minute is an option, I’ll do my best to attend AND if the last minute is not an option, then gracefully say No.

If your plans change, tell the truth to those you convey the message to, because when you fudge, make excuses, or tell a little white lie…. THEY KNOW…. THE UNIVERSE KNOWS…. The THREAD of trust begins to UN-WEAVE in this moment. The vibe doesn’t lie.

Keep your word.

Make the most of your time….TI-ME….what are you tying yourself to that deep down you know is not the best use of your precious moments…..make the moments “count”…..make the clock work with you not against you…..make your word be a bond that moves life forward in accordance with both the Natural and Mystical hands turning the infinite wheel…..tick-tock, tick-tock……time is sacred…..are you wasting it? Are you binding yourself to appointments – people – places – things that keep you stuck or are you in integrity – unwinding all that is false so that you can finally step into the infinite throws of being fully alive in every second.

Can you see the connection between the WIND WINDING the clock and your BREATH…. together you move time backward or forward…. or help it to stand still in the field of knowing where stillness waits on the breeze.

Time is sacred. When we appreciate this and act upon it there’s a sort of magic that is revealed….an un-binding to the time we’re told we have….when we connect with the sacredness of time all the rushing around can stop, yet we get more done, and more life can be lived inside a mysterious space where a sort of kindness seeps in and divulges its secrets….but only if you work with the sands of time…..instead of trying to push the hands backwards from a place of force….that will always bite you….and keep you sleepwalking in the fog of a groundhog day like existence.

The sky clock awaits your gaze, the wheel of time wonders when you’ll take notice, the infiniteness of being invites you to turn the hands….but only when you open into knowing….by keeping your word, finding your integrity, and honoring the sacredness of time.

Look around, nature knows the importance of time…the birds know, the flowers know, but do you?

…and the clock struck at midnight, where are you? Are you stuck inside the dream or in a lucid dance with Divinity? When was the last “time” you lost track of “time”?

There’s a gateway that happens between waiting and whittling, between getting lost and finding, between wondering where the time went and knowing all is right on time.

Those old grandfather clocks are a metronome keeping beat with the rhythms of life. You can fear the tides of time as it moves over the earthly sands, or you can become the wave.

How will you SPEND your TIME today? What are you doing with your time?

Humans will show up on time for things (or people) that truly matter to them, so remember that the next time you are left waiting. Know when to walk away from things that do not value your time and from that with which you do not value….be honest with yourself.

Thanks for your time, ;-) , seriously,

~ Angela