The end of the year is a wonderful opportunity to remind ourselves of our relationship with time. 

Time is one of the great illusory gods, with the power to control humans with its ceaseless tick tocks and number progression. But being under the control of time is a choice.

See if you relate to any of these time-related tales:

I don’t have time.
I’m too busy.
There aren’t enough hours in the day.
Where does the time go…

Let’s take a look at what these really mean:

I don’t have time = I am prioritizing other things.
I’m too busy = I have chosen to fill up my available time.
There aren’t enough hours in the day = I have not created activity time limits to allow for what I want to be doing.
Where does the time go = I am not consciously aware of how I’m using time.

Anyone who’s ever done a time audit knows there are many moments – sometimes adding up to hours within a day – that are ultimately unsatisfying.

The thing that usually comes in last? Personal development.

Ironically, the one thing that could help us shift our lives the most is the last thing on the list, far behind work-related things that could get us ahead financially or otherwise.

But again, this is a choice. Remember, I don’t have time is really I am prioritizing other things.

People don’t change unless they want to.

Shifting your relationship to time doesn’t happen on its own; you must consciously decide how you will use time. 

Without prioritizing personal development, you will have to wait for life to get better based on external circumstances. But by doing so, you are giving the responsibility for your own well-being and happiness to everything but yourself. 

You can be consciously creating the life you want now, in your present circumstances, shifting the way everything feels while you’re in the process of creating other opportunities and change. 

You don’t have to wait for the outside world to change for you to have amazing days. What would that be worth to you?

Will you make the time to find out?