Yes or No – two strong words that can direct the way we live our lives. Here we are at the end of January, and I haven’t bugged you about goals for the year. Yes, mine are written. But one thing that was considered as much as what I’d like to accomplish this year, is how I’d like to spend my time.

Time rolls forward. We’re either running with it or watching it pass. In the broadest terms, when an invitation comes or an opportunity arises, we are given a choice: yes or no. Saying yes to one thing is saying no to another. It could be argued that saying yes to one thing could also be saying “not now” to another.

Throughout your day, week, or month, making these yes or no decisions ultimately shapes your year. It also shapes who you are, but we’ll talk about that another day.

So, here we go into a week inwhich we all are given 168 hours. Let’s subtract 65 hours for sleeping and getting ready for work or school. And let’s take another 40 hours for work. That leaves 63 hours. Yes, there are many other responsibilities we have that take up our time. The point is that we have choices to make with what we do with time as it rolls forward.

Is your use of time rolling you forward to where you want to be, the people you want to be with, and the things you want to do?

All the best,

KK

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