Getting Going

Back when I was studying in university, I could jump out of bed at 7 am, whip through the shower, get dressed, have breakfast, pack my lunch & bags and be out the door at 7:30... Half an hour for all of that... Now... I get up at 5 am and am lucky if I'm on the go b 8:30 am!! What happened?? Somewhere along the line, I've added a bunch more stuff to my morning routine! Quiet time, prayer time, email viewing time, checking the news time, doing dishes time, eating a more leisurely breakfast time, maybe some exercise time... Wow! I look back on the younger me and wonder how I did it?? Did I not need prayer time or quiet time?? Apparently not... The other option of course, is that time has speeded up as I've gotten older and that's just the way it goes! I actually haven't tried to do the 1/2 hour routine in a long time... Maybe I could still do it?? I suppose I could if I was in a rush but... why rush around I guess... Maybe, as we get older, we get more appreciative of time, and like to enjoy it... take time in the morning to read the paper, or connect with others or just watch the oatmeal in the pot... Maybe all this rush-rush isn't healthy at all! Or maybe it's a game for the young... Not sure... The other thing I've noticed when I get up at 5 am is that I can tend to fritter away time doing nothing... or doing things like surfing the news sites, checking out various global and national happenings. There's nothing wrong with that, but sometimes I'm just idly flipping through websites, knowing I should get up and do something else, but I'm basically just wasting time putting off deciding what I should do next... So I can still waste time!Ah well... it is a learning experience this life!!!