Actually, I have a pretty good idea what happened in September -- my children are still "young" enough that the beginning of the school year can easily be identified as a culprit.
Then there are also work-related things, such as business trips for example, which manage to invade in my personal time.
The main point I want to make however refers to the visualization I frequently see in my mind's eye, of time represented as sand in an hourglass. Sand, which once it has flowed through the narrow opening, is gone and cannot be taken back. The same holds true for time - for once it goes by, it is gone and cannot be recovered. We each have a finite amount of time entrusted to us and we should strive to make the most of it.
What is even more important however is that the world around us will also have changed through time's passing. The dynamic environment we live in does not remain static - it changes based on the actions (or inactions) of everyone else. This point was depicted brilliantly in the "Back to the Future" movies for example, where the time machine was used to go back in time and attempt to alter events, which would then lead to an alternate future.
I think of my children, one in high school, the other in college, and think about how quickly they seem to have grown up. Time sure seems as if it has flown by since they were much younger!
Time has indeed passed, and since I do not have access to a time machine, I can only plan for how I will use my time today and in the future. I hope to use it wisely.
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