Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper Nichols.

I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share poetry and prose

that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths

as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Today's piece is called a reminder about time. One of the

hardest realities to face in life is that no matter who you are or what you do eventually we all run out of time. Even with the best time

management skills, there never seems to be enough time for all the things we want to do. However,

there's another side to this. In life, we get to face another reality. The reality that life is

filled with other moments that make us forget about time altogether. There are thousands of

instances why paying attention to time is useful, But there are billions of other instances where time doesn't matter at all.

We may measure the progress of a career or relationship by how much time it takes to reach a certain landmark.

But when we're laughing our deepest belly laugh, we're not

counting the seconds. When we're dancing along to our favorite song, we're not counting the minutes.

When we're lost in the moment with the person we love or deep into the book that speaks to the lowest

octave of our soul, we're not worried about the

hours we spend in that space. We may not be able to give up on keeping track of time altogether,

but maybe we can seek to create moments in our lives where we don't have to worry about time.

Perhaps the time we spend worrying if we'll have enough time in the future to do all the

things we want to do can be spent looking for things in the present moment that awaken us to the point of forgetting about time

all together. Perhaps we can keep our calendars and watches while also recognizing for some days

moments, plans, and dreams,

they were meant to be set aside,

a mindful resistance to perfection,

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