Time looks like it is all over the place. I cannot put a finger on it, or manage it. It can go too fast or too slow. Same for money. What I have noticed is that both time and money have become more like energy. Each can be exhausted, used, thrown away, kept, lost, found, hoarded, spent and traded. When time and money are seen as energy, then they can become more valuable and manageable.
For instance, I want to purchase something. It takes both time and money. I can look at the
financial cost only. It looks easy to compute that cost. It costs $100.00. However, if I cannot find it at the store I initially visited, I will have to use more time (energy) to find it. Also, I will look at how many hours will I need to work to pay for it to decide if it is worth investing in or I might postpone the purchase until I am sure or something better comes along. How does the item work for me? Does it take more energy for upkeep or does it help make my life easier.
financial cost only. It looks easy to compute that cost. It costs $100.00. However, if I cannot find it at the store I initially visited, I will have to use more time (energy) to find it. Also, I will look at how many hours will I need to work to pay for it to decide if it is worth investing in or I might postpone the purchase until I am sure or something better comes along. How does the item work for me? Does it take more energy for upkeep or does it help make my life easier.Relationships also can be based on energy. How much energy do I have to engage in conversation today. Our energy can fluctuate daily. Some days I can engage more than other days. One friend I can spend an hour on the phone and time flew. Others may seem like a long time yet be only ten minutes. I think it can depend on how much the energy engagement exchange is, the interest in the conversation, how much back and forth banter as well as how interesting the topics are. I pay more attention now to whether a person adds or subtracts to my life.
When my husband researched finding new cold air return grates for our house, he found they are not a common item and they cost $200 each. We have three. I decided I could save money and use the heat gun to remove the paint. After beginning that process, I realized the old oil-based paint was not easily stripped. My husband also came to the same conclusion. It changed to one of time. I had a lot of other projects to do with my time, then I looked up a place to strip them and paint them. It was a good match of time and money (energy).
Becoming more aware of how energy works, how it is spent, how it is earned, can aid in becoming more in charge of our lives.
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