People born into the age of Space travel have become accustomed to images of our planet in Space, the swirling clouds, borderless blue oceans, and vast reach of stars.
It is gives us a horizon which is round and infinite, rather than simply far and flat. It is a reminder of the Big "O" in Opportunity, the Big "P" in Potential, which we so easily forget when we try to remain realistic and down to earth.
The beginning of the year is an excellent time to think about such things, because our calendar reminds us it is time to ring in the new. The challenge is that the two things which remind us about renewal, the clock and the calendar, can also sentence us to repeating our past. It all depends on how you think about time.
I propose that we set aside some of the clichés about time that condition our experience. Borrowed time. Father Time. Time flies like an arrow. Spend your time. Time is money. Time will tell. One day at a time.
As appropriate as these metaphors may have been when they were first created, over time they lose their luster and actually condition us to think about time in ways that may not be serving us well.
For a very different way to think about and experience time, read my article on Daijob.com called Oceans of Opportunity.
See how changing a simple metaphor such as how we think about time, can completely change how we experience it.
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