I think most of my readers believe in an infinitely abundant Universe, as I most certainly do. But there’s one resource that seems to be tremendously scarce. And that precious, seemingly finite resource is time.
Do you wish you had more hours in the day to do what you want?
Do you feel there’s never enough time to get things done?
Are you constantly “running out” of time?
How can we align our modern-day concept of time – 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, and so forth – with infinite abundance? Is time, by its very nature, finite? Is it the grand exception to Divine Abundance?
The idea that, in all the Universe, there would be one single, precious, scarce commodity doesn’t make much sense. It seems like a cosmic cruel joke, doesn’t it? Go incarnate, experience this third-dimensional playground full of infinite free will and choice, use it to experience your own Divine nature … but hurry up!!! Because there’s only a little time to grow and evolve as a spiritual Being and express your purpose! You know … in between all the other stuff you “have to” do!
Surely such scarcity of time was not meant to be a part of the third-dimensional picture? In alignment with Divine Abundance, we have more than enough of everything we need or want, including time. And indeed, time isn’t scarce at all.
Collectively, we have forgotten that our system of measuring time – seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc. – is nothing more than an organizational construct, a tool that we created for ourselves. It’s a tool that makes it easier for us to show up to events and places simultaneously with others. It’s a wonderful tool! But somewhere along the way, the tool has become the tyrant. Our clocks and calendars don’t serve us – we serve them, rigorously, often at great cost to our fulfillment.
Time is, indeed, infinite. Each moment, each day, week, month and year will always be followed by the next. It is always available. There is always another present moment. Time itself will never “run out.”
So why does time feel so scarce? Why are most of us always rushing around, complaining of how busy we are, with barely any “free” time?
Most of us have given away the right to organize our own time, according to our free will. Instead of “owning” the organizational tool that is measured time, we’ve given that power away – to concepts deeply ingrained within collective consciousness, to educational systems, to corporations, to bosses. Many of us barter our time for money, which creates instant scarcity of both.
I was up a few nights ago at 2 a.m., full of inspiration for a new information product. Did I pull up my laptop and have at it? No, because something inside me insisted that, at that time of night, I “should” be sleeping. Mind you, as a self-employed person, I have complete say over my working hours! And there’s STILL a part of me completely conditioned to find working at 2 a.m. unacceptable.
Our concepts of what we “have to” do or “should” do at certain points in time are part of a societal belief system that most of us have chosen to participate in. We’ve chosen to “spend our time” doing a lot of things we don’t really want to do, creating scarcity. We also let outside concepts and forces dictate when we have to do certain things (like working on week days, for example). All in all, measured time is running us. And wherever there is disempowerment, there is also scarcity.
Here are a few ways you can begin to shift your time mind-set to one of abundance:
1. Remember that time is infinite. There IS more than enough. Let go of phrases such as “I don’t have time” or “I’m too busy.” Whenever you find yourself affirming that time is scarce, rephrase what you are saying.
2. Pay close attention to who or what is organizing your time when you feel time-scarce or stressed. What event, person or concept have you given control over your time? You might not be able to change who is organizing your time just yet … but awareness is the first step to greater empowerment.
3. Whenever you can, reclaim that your time is yours to organize. If you want to bake cupcakes at 10 p.m., do it. If you feel like having lunch on your morning break, why not?
4. Identify time-suckers that you engage in because you or someone else feels you “should,” or simply because of routine. Do you really want to watch TV, or is this merely the habit you and your spouse have fallen into? Do you really “have to” go shopping with your mother, or are you just trying to avoid feeling guilty?
Who or what is organizing your time? How can you reclaim time as a tool designed to serve you?
Blessings,
Andrea
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Andrea, when you say, “Most of us have given away the right to organize our own time, according to our free will. Instead of “owning†the organizational tool that is measured time, we’ve given that power away – to concepts deeply ingrained within collective consciousness, to educational systems, to corporations, to bosses. Many of us barter our time for money, which creates instant scarcity of both,” this is the absolute crux of it!
We HAVE given away control – and I think this is what causes so much self-imposed stress in our lives. We buy into culture telling us what we can or can’t do at a certain age. What you want to hike the Inca trail at the age of 80?! Are you nuts!? But why not? And, too, if we are on the “deferred life plan” (working to retire and then live) do we really have another choice? So there is pressure to do everything NOW.
So, in line with your points #1, and #4, I would say, DO LESS. Focus on fewer things and do them better – especially those things that give you joy and engage your passion. Get rid of the extraneous, live simpler but better. And simpler doesn’t me any less abundant!
Oh yeah, and vive l’entrepreneur!
Awesome post! Thank you for the reminder!
Blessings,
Keena
Hi Andrea
I think you need to create a class on divine time management. The concept of time can create enormous fear and taking it apart and finding new ways and beliefs to handle it, like “we are supported in the present and can relax” would be wonderful.
Another brilliant thing from you?
Diana
I too have experienced the same thing – setting limitation on working hours just because midnight seems an illogical hour to work. Time and again I have to remind myself that I am free to do whatever I want, whenever I want with my time.
One crucial reason why time has become a scarce resource is that we are on a run all the time. We want to do everything fast, we want to achieve everything fast and this pace makes us feel rushed and without time all the time.
Thanks, I really enjoyed this. Another observation I’ve made about people’s scarcity attitude toward time is that many people believe they “should” have done X, Y or Z by a certain age — made a million dollars, gotten married, and so on — and this seems to be a source of stress for a lot of people. But of course, believing this doesn’t help people reach their goals any sooner — in fact, my sense is that it creates resentment that actually slows us down.
I appreciate the insight, Andrea. There is definitely truth for me here. I can see how “shoulding” on my choices is another way of manifesting time scarcity in my life. Conscious cxreation doesn’t care if I write a book at 2am or go to church on Thursday — Spirit will move me when the time is perfect and not according to some artificially constructed time schedule that states when I “should” be doing something.
The following concept from my dear uncle Ken might mesh with this concept:
“Why put off for tomorrow what you can avoid altogether?”
Meaning: Why “should” I do something that my higher self really doesn’t intend to manifest, in the now, for me? If I don’t want to do my taxes, don’t — hire someone to do them for me! So, if working on your book at 2am is in alighment with your higher self and purpose, then, by all means, go to it now and set aside the ritualistic notion that you should or shouldn’t be working at such an hour.
The commonly accepted dogma is “Why put off for tomorrow what you can do today?” This is a make-work concept that does not support conscious creation or inspiration. Conscious creation lets me make new choices in each of my now moments that are in perfect alighment with my higher self and purpose.
Blessings
Andrea
Thanks for a most thoughtful post. One line of what you say caught my eye: \”Most of us have given away the right to organize our own time.\” When I worked for a corporation, that was the most painful issue I had with the work – that there was a magic 8 hours of attention that they wanted, whether I could do the work in 3 or not.
Working for myself allows me two things. First – if I need to unfrazzle, I can take a few minutes to do that. I can\’t say how much that helps. Second, I get to ask for the easiest possible way to get something done – and when it is done, then I can stop. Of course I have the choice of piling on two more things to do. But I don\’t have to.
Meredith