when you are terrified by how FAST time flies
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- lately I have been especially anxious over how fast time flies. How fast you age...
I had a thought today that helped me a lot.
Basically, the only thing you have to show for the time that's in the past, time you can never ever get back, is the things you have gained, learned, accomplished, created and contributed.
Ask yourself what you want, what you want in life, in the coming years.... then do just a little of it every day. because the days will go by, and the only thing you'll have is the things you spent your time on.
If those things are movies/shows/games and social media, you won't have much to show for the time that's now in the past.
It's a powerful realization that you can do anything. Because even though it goes fast, you also have a LOT of time.
Hey guys!! Thanks for all the love!
I'd like to clarify something.
All my videos are completely unscripted because I want to present myself and my thoughts in the most genuine and authentic way.
However that means sometimes (or oftentimes) I don't present my thoughts clearly or concisely.
In this video the message was not to work, work, work and create and acheive nonstop.... that's not at all what I believe. (I'm actaully vehemently opposed to the whole achievement trap narrative that is being pushed, but that's for another video!)
The point was, to think deeply about what you want, what is important to you. What you want to learn, or if you want more or better relationships, what you want to contribute, etc, just thinking about what is important to you and what kind of memories you want to have and to know that doing those things a little at a time adds up quickly!
Your life is the consequence of all the choices you make every day.
I just want to make clear that I am not saying having fun is bad!! I am a huge advocate for having fun, making memories and slowing down.
This video is about living a fulfilling and full life and not having regrets and "I wish," when we're older.
I got the message :) great job thanks for taking the time to try to clear things up
I understand you Myra, thank you for sharing your thoughts and wisdom. It is good to hear.👍
Thanks for your good advice to keep inspired me to walk in the right path 🙏
In a past life, you must have been a Greek Philosopher.
You are very Authentic.
Lots of wisdom for your age, thanks.🤙💯🙏
I blinked and now I’m 32 (yesterday, actually). But I’m just so surprised by how fast time goes by. As a kid you can’t wait to grow up and now I wish I could stop it.
Happy Birthday!
I'll be 32 in January, I'll be there with you soon.
Charles Tarr Thank you!
Late happy birthday! Ace username btw!
I'm 42 and saw my life pass before my very eyes.
One of my favorite quotes I’ve heard - “The days are long but the years are short”. Make the most with the time you have. Took me a long time to realize that. You are wise to have discovered that at a young age.
True although information is so widely available now, and more wise people dotted around the world are there to share their wisdom and insights. If this had been available to generation X and before, we might have wised up sooner than we have.
"Days are long, but the decades are short" time flies by that's for sure is in us to spend it wisely
Aah Gretchen Rubin!
You will be amazed at how fast age 25 turns into age 52. I can still remember so well thinking wow I'm 25 now, then just like that I turn 52 this month. Absolutely mind blowing.
Yes. , ditto. we are to serve God's purpose... a time.. under God's heaven. Eclesiastics. Shalom 🙏🙏🇨🇦❤️
@@SuperReznative The Abrahamics believe that sort of thing, but people of the folk faith or Pagans believe everything exists here on Earth including our ancestors in our blood and soil etc. I'm white and European and therefore of the folk faith.
are you wiser?
Being anxious about how "fast" you age, ages you.
for realz. grow wiser, not older.
So true I tried to explain this to here haha, thinking about your issues like this just perpetuates the problem-.
Yup. Stressing about stressing is when you know it's serious
Time does not exist, only thing that we have is the present moment, which is infinite
I love that... there really is only the present moment!
Eckhart Tolle's videos are very enlightening about this.
God said / warned the same thing, be concerned with the present , for today has enough evil to challenge us,. To Him regarding eternity, Our life is. just a vapour. Jesus is Lord of all. He is the great" I am"
Kurt Friedrich Gödel was a logician, mathematician, and analytic philosopher. He wrote about a World Without Time. This was only a theory.
I have evidence, but no theory, that I label _synchronistic mathematics_
For me, time is extended, and I would never claim that time moves too fast. I see much more than I did as a young man, and reflect back, and ahead of the current moment. Sometimes time moves slowly, and sometimes very quickly--- this is called psychological time. Circumstances affect our perception of time.
It DOES exist, but it is NOT linear.
"Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans" - Allen Saunders, 1957
Isn't that true. Or, time goes by when you're wondering where all the time goes.
It's also what does not happen or is prevented from happening, hindered, by all that crazy planning and structure, stages you are supposed to go through
I always thought that was John Lennon. Learn something new everyday!
@@Natashahoneypot yeah, I also saw it quoted as John Lennon. Will do my research now & check :)
@@job5236 it says on wiki the line is credited to Alan sauders, so must be so.
I realize now that I've wasted so much time doing things that aren't even important when I could be living my life to the fullest. Im going to change my ways. great vid ❤️
but did you enjoy your wasted Time? also how is your definition of living your Life to the fullest? :)
@Sverð Skjöld what a sad and shallow mentality. You're basically telling women to sell themselves as products and that the only valuable thing they have is their looks.
@Sverð Skjöld It seems you really like speaking for all women when nobody asked for your opinion. You also sound like you've never had a partner either.
@Sverð Skjöld you're just some basement dweller with delusions of grandeur who thinks they can speak in the name of truth. You need to seek some help buddy, good luck.
JUNGLE JIM
I am 71 and have a brain tumor and heart issues, I live alone and never married or had kids and really no family.......some of my closest friends have already died, so I appreciate every day of life and as a Christian I realize how short life is and what a GIFT it is..........................even when I take my morning walks that usually last about one hour thru the neighborhood and a park with woods and a stream, I look at trees and the sky and clouds and wonder if I will ever see them again......I look at the falling red and yellow Maple leaves laying on the ground which just fell off the tree and some even land on my shoulder as I walk under the trees......I know where I am in my walk and one bridge over the stream is a half way point in my walk.............another street corner is the two-thirds point in the walk..................the closer I get to my home in the walk I stop and realize that in reality this is the time clock of my entire life and I am somewhere near the last 10 minutes of a 60 minute walk. ...............without the sorrow of knowing it will all end, it is impossible to fully appreciate each moment...........
Life is like a vapor. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
King Solomon
Listen here Myra. You asked " what do I have to show for the time I have spent?"the answer is ever so simple. What you have is life. The fact you are still alive means you have done something right. Goals wise it does not matter, it will all come out eventually. Live to win.
The older I get the more meaning I find in that tattoo Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of the rock music band Motörhead used to have:
"Born to lose ♠️ live to win"
He was a creator:
Passing from nothingness through life to nothingness,
what he left us is his art and an example of living life as a creator.
Through art I feel connected with humanity.
I believe very strongly in making an " I did" list everyday vs.the " To do" list. As someone that has battled depression for many years, this is one tool that's truly benefited me. Some days my list is so small. Example:
1. Took a shower
2.Brushed teeth
3.Took vitamins
4. Listened to music
Some days, it's really been that short but the reason it helps, is you can look back and see you did SOMETHING positive. I do not like those To-do lists. Nobody ever finishes one of those and when you see all the things you didn't do, it subconsciously leaves you feeling like you failed which then lowers your confidence which then makes you unhappy .
Ditch the to do lists people and get on the I-Did list bandwagon:)
You're so powerful, you don't realize. These words you string together have enough motivation for an ant to bring down an elephant. I love your content delivery mode and the humble way you express yourself. I hope you always make something for us.
I wish!! I'm screenshotting this comment because it means so much to me. Thank you so much. This is so encouraging.
@@myrawest Your so smart Shikhar is right and you made some great points takes some college course and become a journalist you have the gift of gab you should pursue a profession and use it.
@@myrawest This video has a great message, I love to look back and realize I didn't waste time doing creative things and learning as well, I do feel for people who in my opinion waste their time and seem to be locked in bad cycles
@@myrawest Thank you for being you. 🙃
@@myrawest you wish? Don't "wish", believe it because it's true.
Your content is often very thought provoking, love from the UK :)
I am another UK fans and I agree with your message
"There are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late."-Charles Bukowski.
oh bless you, ur a deep thinker. time dose pass fast. seems like yesterday i was your age. 20 years on i look back at a piture of me then, i wounder what i would think of my young self if i could some how meet him. would i be how i remember myself. how i wish i could have that time again yet with the knollage and expirance i have now. theres a poetic crulity to life in so many ways...i struggled for freindship growing up. i always seemed to be on my own. i always tried too hard, it put people off, the more lonely i got the more i would over try. i let go of the want, i let go of the hungar, let go of the need, i let it be. i have changed my hole concept of what friendship is over time. only in the passing of time have i gained that perspective. i look at my young self now and know all the ansawers and everything that he needed to know back then but couldnt see, so now perspective has taut me to ask myself the question how will my older self look at the me now in 20 years time...? what is it i should be knowing and seeing now that i cant see...? the good i found is the things i used to worry about so much were all things that came to not matter as time passed...i have an all new load of things to worry about now that wont matter some day...lol the twists and turns of life do make me smile somethings
It doesn’t matter what you do in general, in the end, nothing matters. As long as you do something you enjoy I think time well spent.
Exactly what I was commenting as well. :D
I agree that time enjoyed is time well spent :)
Lots of great points here. When I turned 26 I was depressed at how fast 30 seems to be approaching and how little I have experienced but realized that I have experienced quite a bit so far, from living in a different country to getting myself out of debt I have plenty of decades left to spend each day more constructive and doing what makes me feel fulfilled. And the point about how it does not matter how much time has passed but rather what you do with it is spot on!
Very introspective and wise of you to recognize this fact of life and existence. I had this very same epiphany a few months back but it was referring to the past year and then decade and it hit me like terrorizing ton of bricks. I thought to myself soon I will no longer even be mortal but a memory. After a week or two of sever depression I snapped out of my morose state of mind and decided to get back to living, experiencing,creating, connecting and performing (music). This Covid situation (whatever it may be) has made many of us dormant, hostage and static but I say no more. I'm gonna live until I die and then I might just live again. Cheers!
love your point about how what really matters is what youve done with your time and not how much time has passed.
Thank you, I was worried I didnt convey my thought clear enough, I think you simplified it better than I could!
I appreciate this a LOT. Having had a lifetime of really bad depression, there have been a lot of times when I just couldn't motivate myself. However, it always helps when you hear someone talk about using their time wisely. Sometimes it's enough inspiration to become motivated. Other times, it reminds me to look back on my accomplishments so I can not be so difficult on myself for having missed some of those times.
I suffered from deep depression. I found joy in knowing Jesus who delivered me from it ( Isaiah 61: 1-2) Praise and worship songs help with depression -Who am I - Casting Crowns - Chabel 1982, It is well - Kristene diMarco - Bethel Music. God bless.
@@carolswheel3259 I don't believe in ANY religions. However, that doesn't mean I don't rejoice in your getting better.
For me, my "being set free" came with the realization that all those years I got NOTHING even after having been a devout christian, simply didn't mean a thing. I wasn't being "punished by god" and I wasn't doing anything wrong. It was actually how I suspected all along and NOT how people tried to make me think it was.
I remember a remark made by Kafka, that we need delusions to buffer us against the harsh reality of life. Maybe he was right. Take care.
@@thm4643 Could be. I just know that for me, the harsh realities fit my framework of how things actually work. So my unmet/unnecessary expectations were released once I gave up belief (as in no more "getting my hopes up" unhealthily), and instead of having loads of unanswered questions, my suspicions were confirmed by facts and by therapists (and others close who have psych degrees). It was a huge burden lifted for me to be able to "fall into" those harsh realities understanding that I'm not crazy for seeing them the way they actually are.
@@jonthecomposer To "have the scales fall away from your eyes", as put in the bible, can be both a frightening and a liberating experience. I don't follow any religion either, but some have (partly) interesting concepts and metaphors to offer if you don't follow blindly and make up your own mind about it. They are like a collective generational filter of individual universal experience through the ages.
Lyrics from the song Time by Pink Floyd... I remember when I found this song as a teenager it really motivated me to make better use of my time, and set goals to achieve so I have something to show for my time here. Felt the need to share some of those lyrics.
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.
You mention playing games, i can tell you that late 2017 my 10 year relationsip ended, and i felt alone.
I then started playing online with a guy at work, that used to play with some of his friends.
I spent probably all my spare time in 2018 and part of 2019 playing with them.
Looking back at that time now, we had such an awsome time, so many funny moments, so much enjoyment of the game we played together.. I have so much good memories from that time, even tho i was sad. But it kind of got my thoughts away from what made me sad. We dont play much anymnore, but looking back, i really miss the insanly funny moments we had.
Even tho i dont have any thing to show off of what i made in that time, i created alot of good memories. :)
You don't need anything to show for it. It's in your mind, and those thoughts on those days playing with your friends online surely brings you great joy.
My biggest regrets are wasting my time on things that are not important. I agree with you that our lives will be measured not by how many years we live, but what we do with our time.
As a much older person, I concur: In the end, all we have is time. So, quite simply, it comes down to how we fill that time. Inject it with as much happiness, as many laughs, as many fulfilling pursuits as possible.
I’m glad you’ve found this revelation in your life. I see only great things in your future!
From 4 to 5 years old, one year is 25% of your lifespan. Though, at 40 the additional 1 year is only 2.5%. The ratio of time to lifespan is constantly dynamic and IMO is why time seems to fly faster as you age !!!
Hmmm thats super interesting. I've never thought of that.
I was thinking just now, I bet it's because your brain learns to interpret time differently as you age... maybe because not everything is new anymore
@@myrawest Yes, as the novelty wore off in my childhood and the staid nature of existence started to set in for me I then began to look for the opposites and at about 9 or 10 I started to contemplate how the passage of time was seeming to me to speed up and why that might be ???
My uncle jokingly used to say to me that when I was born, he was 100% older than I. In 2020 he is approx 66% older than I, so that means he is getting younger!
What Adam said, yet I have heard people of Myra's age saying that time is passing quickly for them when for me at that age, time was dragging. Maybe time is speeding up as we hurtle towards the end of time. Are these the End Times?
@Adam Shaiken, you're so right, and I'm glad to see Myra West acknowledging it. Myra, your observations are so accurate, and many people come to the realizations you have come to at your age. While I agree with nearly everything you said, don't take things to an extreme. You do need to work hard for the future, so you don't let your time go to waste. You are stronger now, and have a higher capacity to learn and work now than you will after age 30. But, as a human being, happiness is also important, and you need to take breaks once in a while to get some enjoyment out of life while you are young too. Keep it balanced, though. BTW, I looked at other comments, and so many others are very good, too. You've built yourself quite a support system on UA-cam!
Totally true - the easiest way to do anything, is to start. I had a very close family member who freaked out when she was 16 and went to live on the street sleeping in cars and the like. She came to see me, quite desperate and at a loss and asked me what she should do. I said to her, 'The best thing I could give you, is 5 years.' - 'in 5 years time you will look back and laugh at this - but I can't give you time, you have to go through it yourself.' Todays she's a mum and a grandmother and I might have to remind her that it ever took place. You are wise beyond your years. :)
I think about this all the time. The saying "Time Marches On" is so true. It never stops. Imagine it like a marching band never stopping, no matter what happens. An example: think about it when you awake earlier than you need to get up for the day. You want to go back to sleep, but you know that time that you have to get up is coming. There is no stopping it. And then it comes. And time keeps marching on, just like the thought of that unstoppable marching band.
This is a very beautiful message coming from an even more beautiful person. May you will find the fullfilment and happiness you deserve in life :).
Your video whacked me off my feet, it like being hit by train. This year especially, was a total waste of time..
Hey Myra, I can't explain clearly how I feel but everything you said here is so encouraging and empowering. It's like I realize that I have full control of my life but wasn't aware of it. I have had full control of what happens during my day and wasn't aware. So everything you said here has helped me come to this realization. This video is literally such a precious gift for me😭😭Thank you so much friend 🙏🏼🌹
It's funny how we know some things to be true but then they strike us with a new clarity. Thank you for sharing your insights so humbly and eloquently; I'm sure I'm not the only one who found them timely. So glad I happened upon your channel this year!
Myra, you nailed it again. Time does fly. The trick is to savor it and do something to bring back the memory. I tend to collect little things to remember a place - a rock, a little souvenir, a piece of driftwood - and years later I can pick it up and the memories of that place or moment come flooding back.
But for the past 20 yrs or so, it's photography. A camera is a time machine. I can look at a photo I took of the Grand Canyon or a beach or even a sign and the picture opens the floodgates of memory -photos of good times with people no longer in my life - or even alive anymore - can warm my heart and it's as if I was back there again.
Stay safe.
That’s awesome to know at your age. One thing that Can happen is working a job that pays the bills and then you realize years have passed. I like construction but when there was a housing crisis in 2008 I started working in warehouses, which was a steady job and a reliable paycheck but then all the sudden 10 years have passed! At least the mortgage got paid off.
Time just goes so fast. Im 38 and still feel like a kid. I admire your wisdom and honesty. Youre so young and seem so wise.
Its nice. Thank you for being you. It means alot.
MYRA, LIVE IN THE MOMENT THATS WHAT WE CAN DO AND ENJOT IT.
thank you so much for this, it’s really opened my eyes. i want to become a more useful and productive person, i want to have more motivation instead of doing the things you said not to, im really guilty of that. i think being a teenager like me you can sometimes feel lost, you dont know what you wanna do or be, that’s probably the cause of it. thank you, youre really wise
Great call Myra: to create something good. When I was young I read an article of Einstein that he never understood why the older you get, the quicker the time goes by!!! I was horrified at 50 how certain he was
Thanks for sharing.. my cousin and I, while growing up together since childhood, pondered the same ting when we were 12 /13 years old, now we both have grandchildren.. & still soberingly true, God said we are never promised tommorrw,, so Today is the day of salvation.
I completely sympathise with you. I think many many people will be feeling this way this year. I'm 32 almost 33. I CANNOT understand where my life is going. It feels like 5 minutes ago I was finishing school, yet now Im 32, my friends are married/have kids. My relationship broke down and now I'm living alone. I feel like life is quickly flying away and I'm already feeling so jealous of everyone younger than me. All those hopes and dreams you have when your young yet life feels like any excitement and future has become stagnant, like its come to a halt. I think you are totally right. You cannot just sit around and do nothing. You achieve nothing. We are people of achievement. You need to feel like your accomplishing something, without that life is pointless... Once you achieve something it gives you a sense of well being and you can look back and think, I DID THAT!
Many times it is when you are least productive that you learn the most about yourself and your fears.
You have most definitely contributed something to the world; through sharing your authentic thoughts as it reflects in your life.
Time is an illusion of sorts. It has different realities and properties in each individual life.
It neither flies nor c r a w l s ... it just simply is. Whenever you question yourself in that matter, re-correct and think that thought. Such as if you haven't seen a child in 5 years, and your first thought is "my how you've grown", Your mind plays tricks with you, fooling your memory, that it was yesterday you saw that child ... even though in reality you know it wasn't. Say to yourself: "no ... 5 years have gone by ... of course he should be bigger."
Time is LINEAR ... It neither goes too fast or too slow ... it just is.
Once you think these thoughts, you will end your fear.
Myra, you're always so incredibly smart and self-reflected!!! And you already contributed so much to the world! I'm totally impressed...and I agree...you've to enjoy every second, every hour, every day, month...with all the highs and lows of life, be productive as much as possible and (mostly) do what you personally want to do...then passing time will be no problem! I love your vids so much,,,Myra, U R THE VERY BEST!!!!!!!!
I’m 28, musician and in college. I spend all my free time playing games and watching tv. (Aside from exercising and seeing family)
You’re right. I need to build up my future. This will all fly by one day and I’ll regret the wasted time. Thank you so much. I wish I was as wide as you when I was your age.
My friends and I were talking about the same thing days ago and we've came to the conclusion that this year has been really tough and we need to stop overthinking lol. As you said being creative and having something to be proud of when you look back is the best solution. Greetings from Syria❤️
Myra!!! I love what you’re saying here. I have to say one thing though-time spent consuming can also be a good thing depending on the situation. For example: time spent watching the sun set below the ocean has the potential to inspire certain thoughts and emotions within me, creating a memory! Memories aren’t tangible, but I do believe that memories definitely have something to show for time spent. Another example is when I came across your video here and took in the content-your words inspired me to comment on your video and now I’ll have a memory of you right here to look back on at random times in the future when you just so happen to flutter into my mind and I can remember the things you said :D some of the best memories are ones that you never realized you’d remember into the future but somehow, they hold on.
Time moves faster as we grow older, every year gets shorter in a relative way.
All that matters is that you stay present living in the now, not in the past or the future.
Paradoxically as it might seem, it's the only way not to waste time.
It's not a matter of what you manifest in the material world, that is secondary bordering irrelevant.
Worry about the knowledge you acquire through life experiences and not if other people recognize it or not.
Hello, Myra, "there are two lines of time. One is a horizontal line which we move along. This is known as passing time. On this line nothing "is" or is "complete". Everything is "seeking". There is another line directly above us, a vertical line, in which everything "is". In which everything is "complete". In which one steps out of the line of passing time and moves into the eternal now. And then the whole picture changes" living time, and the intergration of the life. Maurice Nicoll. Highly recommended.
"perhaps time past is present in time future, and time future contained within the present"
The four quartets. T. S. Eliot. Also highly recommended. Thank you for you lovely talk. Noel ❤️
Listening makes me happy and calm 💜
That makes me happy
@@myrawest 💜💜😁
I feel the same 🤗
Yes, life is short and time passes by very quickly....and the older you become the faster it seems to pass. It's a weird realization that a year feels so much shorter now than it did when I was younger. One thing I'd like to add to your list is that you should also use your time to connect with others; to love and be loved, to share, and to help others.....which I suppose you're including under "contribute". As morbid as this may sound, don't forget that you will die one day. So take chances, be bold, and do things you find interesting. It's the best recipe to avoid living in regret later. Just the same, that was a very good, thoughtful video. Love ya, Myra!!!
I really enjoyed this video Myra. Rest assured, you are having a positive impact with your contributions to this world!
Hey Myra. I'm 65, well educated, a former journalist, carpenter, business owner, Yellowstone and Grand Teton parks tour guide and environmental activist. I'm watching you and so are many others who you inspire to think and reflect the way we did when we were younger. So, you're doing something. I think we all wonder WTF from time to time, regardless of age, place, education, work. It could be that you're simply gifted, conscious and just beginning to learn how to best communicate and inspire. During this bizarre pandemic, I think a lot of folks are trying to manage their lives and wondering about everything. I don't think most of us get life figured out and feel completely content. Even religious people close to God have doubts.
Forgive me for going on here, but ultimately I wanna say that you're serving a purpose and giving your life and the lives of others some meaning. At least at this moment, and there will be many more. Hang in there, and thanks for doing what you're doing. Life does go fast. Make the best of it and remember there is no finish line with prizes, just rewards and thanks along the way. Good luck, kid.
Hey, I just thought about this yesterday. How we started the Covid isolation at the beginning of the year and could not stop thinking that I wouldn't make it for too long, and here we are, less than two months to end this year.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it reminds me of what my psychiatrist used to say when I lost a loved one and had to get some help. It is a really powerful realization, as you have said.
People are under a wicked evil spell in 2020 (not even joking, deadly serious). Back in 2009 with Swine Flu the world was told to expect hundreds of millions dead, and that they should wear masks and get a vaccine. Nobody listened and were not bothered in the slightest and got on with their lives. So the elites plans were delayed for another 11 years, and now for some strange reason the people are transfixed by another "deadly pandemic" and yet again the answer is mask and vaccines, followed by the new world order being installed. The psychology behind all of this is both fascinating and depressing.
haha ... I have lived in New York City, performed in theater in various Off Broadway theatrical productions. Played music at the Bitter End in the village, traveled the Southern circuit playing dinner clubs and little bars, wrote music for Tree International in Nashville, tn., and had numerous songs used in Indie films. I've also washed dishes in dirty little diners, and given blood to get enough to eat. I survived it all and loved it so much .. I turn 71 soon, and still see me as a young long hair breaking thru barriers everyday .. obviously I'm not 20, or 30 or even 50 .. but while time does pass quickly, you also have more and more stories that will show yourself and others just how much you've lived .. enjoy that living part!!
What a great message, it really got me thinking. I also have anxiety in these last four years. Greetings from Venezuela. ❤️
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 NIV May God bring peace to you and Venezuela.
I love that you're willing to be so vulnerable in front of the entire internet like this. Please, never stop being so unapologetically authentic! The first video of yours that I've ever seen was the one where you talk about not having friends. Well, now you have a whole community of kindred spirits that are rooting for you! 🌸
It's not easy to face how much time we waste but it's still necessary
Your points are really valid, I really agree with you. I have the same feeling of anxiety regarding time passage, I had many panic attacks thinking about death and the end of all, making me shout loud and wanting to literally run away. I'm a kind of contemplative person, and I had periods of depression where I did had the will to do anything, last one lasted around 7 years and its coming to an end now. I wish I had done more things but I guess I could not. Now I realize the most valuable things to do are to spend time with people you love and like and create create create whatever you feel like doing. I recently discovered your videos and I really love you honesty and how you communicate. Thank you for being there and sharing.
And this too shall pass! PEACE, LOVE, RESPECT ,MYRA!
I realized that my time here is limited I shouldn't waste it at age of 20, about a year ago, and honestly, I wish I did sooner. I get lonely and depressed when I'm bored, and It's a part of the reason why I've been depressed for most of my life. If your video was eye-opening for at least one person, it was so worth it. I love what you do, Myra. You're a great thinker.
Hi Myra, I'm a newbie here.😁 I do think about time and what I do in my free time. I want to absorb all the greatness and learn from mistakes that come with it.
Continue to be a great person. ❤
You are a FAST thinking girl that's why time goes so fast for you. I didn't get it until I was 50.
Today I try to forget "everything" that I have read and learned ... and the time is no longer there. Because I don't know what it is anymore, I have no term for it, not even the word.
(nonsense, I'm still struggling with it ... it's a tough nut to crack) ... Welcome in Club Myra
You’re a really good person! Fan from Norway 🇳🇴
Your're right doing something useful or constructive is a better use of time. When we do something we really like, our perception of time thinks it goes very quickly yet if we are in pain or waiting for something we perceive it as going really slow. When i was at college, a teacher explained about a theory of our perception of time that he had read - a 7 year old thinks a year is a long time, because a year is a 7th of their life but when that person gets to 70 they perceive a year as a short time because it is now just a 70th of their life.
Eventually the bucket becomes full of water, and then it is time to kick the bucket and send it off above, where it'll deliver its contents, becoming emptied and falling into our well once again.
@@blacklightofeons6804 So really we are all buckets just waiting to be kicked.
I´ve just realize that i´m wearing right now the exact same plaid shirt you have in this video!!
About how fast time goes : ask a flower, she will tell you. And also ask her if she cares about being beautiful. ;)
Thanks for your Video. Creating things in your spare time is always a good contribution. Unfortunately there are several people who just don't know what to do with their time. I think a good way to see the value of your life time and to find a chance to seize it is to imagine being e. g. 85 years old continuing to live all the years til that age the way you've done it so far. Suddenly you come back to the present and give yourself a second chance to make it better. Wish you all the best, Myra!
I think about this all the time no joke I really do and so I tried to make everyday count try to get something accomplished I hate that time goes by so fast. Thank you for sharing your thoughts it's a wonderful video and I understand completely. Give me some very good solid points. Keep it up and have a wonderful night
Time may not be as relevant as we perceive it to be. It's perhaps all about what we do with it. Never take things for granted, not even our next exhale, and live a happy life! Always a pleasure to listen to other people's thoughts and ideas, a time well spent IMO. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Myra West!
The older you get the faster time seems to go by.
Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end the faster the roll spins.
I think that's down to habits and familiarity that older people tend to hold on to. Try doing something you've never done before and you'll see how everything slows down :)
Its a good point Myra and I like it. I too am always shocked at how fast times flies. You seem to be a fellow thinker. I would add that if everyone only created and no one consumed then the creations would lose meaning and the creators motivation. There is certainly too much easy, lazy consuming, and more creating would enhance peoples lives. But creators do want others to appreciate and benefit from their creations, just like people are appreciating your videos. So the best is a balance of creating and consuming. Also all human creations are inspired by or build upon others. Nothing is completely original and unique. So there is value in consuming, learning from and being inspired by others creations.
What is free, but also priceless?
You can't own it, but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back. 🤔❓❔⁉️
Just a sec-
rranger1014 said it well..."just a sec-" lol LGT PharmD: My answer is TIME! You can't put a price on it...so use it wisely while it's passing by.
Thanks for shareing Myra. My time and life is flying by so very fast. I am so busy all the time. It takes a real effort to slow down and just enjoy the simple little things of life.
_"Time's fun when your having flies!"_
~Whirled Peas
You remain my favourite person on UA-cam and the only person (and true friend of course) that I am following here, as my time is precious and can't be wasted on social cluttering etc.,but following you is time wisely spent, as well as time invested into a great friendship. So thank you again for what you mean to a lot of us here and for what you do here. 😀😀❤
The older you get, the faster it passes. A decade flies by in no time once you get near 40.
I love everything you are saying and totally agree, and I also think one of the most important things that I feel I have to show for my time is how much love and connection I have built with people or/and animals and nature, the love that I have created in my own heart for life. It doesn't have to be a lot of people/animals/nature, more that it's about the quality of that love, the quality and condition of my own heart. And also the other good qualities I have cultivated within me. I feel that those things make a ripple out into the world. ❤ And I just wanted to tell you that you are beautiful. Thank you for sharing these important thoughts and for making me think about this subject too.
Im 44 this week, last year I was 33, I feel 27 except for my back!
AMAZING IVE BEEN PERSONALLY TELLING CLOSE FRIENDS THIS SAME EXACT THING FOR AT LEAST THE PAST 10 YEARS !!! YOU RULE!!!
Hi I Really Think That You Are So Amazing
*blushing*
i like your thought that "what do you have to show for it" not "how fast it passes" thats a golden nugget !
Time didn't exist so profoundly until we started putting numbers to it, shift work and recording/mapping out the days has it's advantages I "guess". Mabie it is just me, but at times I think that before humanity started building clocks and living clockwork lives they were better off. When sunrise and sunset was the only time you would ever know. This is very thought provoking and interesting, thank you Myra, you have done many good things with your time. You inspire me to do more with what time I have, thank you!👍⚘😊
As a disabled person, I wish time would pass faster for me. When you're in intense pain 24/7 and so weak you're unable to even shower, but in so much pain can't sleep, time seems very slow and being "productive" can be near to impossible. Maybe if you smash your car into a powerpole etc, time will stop passing so fast 🤷
Like your post, Social media has changed many people's perception of who we really are and where we are going, It's no good being the richest person in the grave yard.
Live your life to the full within your financial restraints and cope with life rather than try to radically change it.
Your thought process is brilliant but self worth and understanding where you are and where you need to be in life is a natural way forward...
Being happy & finding self contentment, expectations in our life need's to be a reality rather than a dream. You are the only one who can do that, for sure!
God has blessed you with some very good words of wisdom. Time is definitely moving fast. The clock never stops ticking. My job had to be shut down because one of the managers tested positive for covid-19. My wife has helped me in keeping busy so I'm not idle the whole day. One thing I'm learning is that it's never too late to occupy time. God bless you.
Thank you Myra for remind us what we have to decide to do wirh our time . That`s what`s important to us.Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters !
The Russian writer, Tolstoy, once said " There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth". Well, by a man considerably wiser than I, and something I totally agree with, you Myra are the very model of greatness. You always speak your "truth" (which so many people including myself share)'", you are clearly a "good" person (93,000 people seem to agree) and your own words show who much you believe in simplicity. At 49, I am really just beginning to understand. I spent three years of my life in a deep depression and missed a lot due to a medical condition. I will never let that happen again. I wish I had known as much as you do when I was young. I thought I had time for everything. It seems like that was only a few minutes ago. Finally, a thought I wanted to share with you " Time expands, then contracts, all in tune with the stirrings of the heart" words from Haruki Murakami that I have always found to be true when with my family, teaching, or just doing something I love.
That’s a fascinating subject you’re bringing up, Myra. Time, what a complex notion. I do find it scary the way it flies, and i totally agree on the fact that you have to create and make something out of it. Though i believe it is important to take some of it to rest, meditate, play even. I’m 33 and feel like a day is an hour, a week is a day, etc...
Worrying about the speed of time won’t make it go any slower, so i try to keep my mind busy with things that i consider «enriching» (if i may say so)
Well, i’ll end my comment here, it’ll take to much time to read it 😝
Take care, dear 😊
I am now 50 years old and when I was your age I did not think about how quickly time was going, that is something I do now. Do not waste your youth or worry your head how quickly time does or doesn't go......enjoy your youth and beauty while you have it before it all disappears right in front of you because believe me it will!
To Myra: As someone a lot older than you who has often been bothered by the passage of time, I agree w/your general point, except that you should devote significant stretches of time simply for relaxation and for otherwise having a good time.
Another thing that might help is to realize that it's impossible to imagine a reality that doesn't include the passage of time. In particular, it's inconceivable that there could be a final, eternal moment that one could be (subjectively) stuck on at the end of life.
I wish more videos were made on this topic, the fact is as time goes on, as you get older. You begin to understand that time is getting shorter, and your days are numbered. Its the reason why I make an effort to do as much as I can within a day on the things that matter for me. Time is precious, and for the majority of people, they are wasting it on politics, to feel outraged and no focusing on how soon it will come to an end.
Love your videos
Smart girl for noticing this allready. Hope she fills it with creating Good Times ^_^ Take care. Life is tough but also Beautiful.
I just found your channel today and binged on your videos what an inspiration to people you are and to others with anxiety issues, your only in your 20s once enjoy it goes fast, God Bless you.
Hi Myra first off let me tell you this. You are a very insightful young women who sounds very grounded and down to earth. Now with that said you are so right about everything you said in your video and even more so in your follow up post to your message.
All i can tell you is yes time does go by so quickly. an i have always tried to live my by doing the right things life. Like helping others when ever i could. Here are two things that i heard a long time ago. The first one was Duty Honor Country, being exmilitary those words have always meant a lot to me. The second was this and it came from a movie.Which one i can't remember right now. They were talking about life and how long we have to do something good with our lives. It was said like this " look at it this way you have 75 springs, summers,falls and winters what are you gonna do with them". An for the most part that is a very true statement when you really think about it. Now understand this the older you get you will have regrets about things you have done and not done. The trick is to not let that define who or what you are. My feelings are as long as you keep going and trying no matter what then your life has and had meaning to it. Oh and be ready when your life throws you a curveball. Never give up or quit. Lord knows i have been knocked down so many times . I keep getting up though. On that note one other saying from a movie "Gunny Hightower said you need to learn to adapt improvise and overcome". Again another very true statement. My final thoughts are these let regrets go they only drag you down. Second things is as long as you did the best you could do. An always give your all. Looked out for people and stood up for them when they weren't able to stand up for themselves. Then you can always keep your head held high knowing you did the best you could no matter what. An if somebody wants to look down at me then that's their problem not mine. Oh almost forgot know and understand this it took me along time to learn this lesson. No matter how hard you try or how much you care about someone you can't fix or change them. That is probably why i am still single years later. The only person we can fix is our lives. Let me just say that is at least for me a very hard life's lesson that took me many times to finally learn that lesson.
The older you get the faster the time seems to fly bye, Your not alone. sometimes the days feel like minutes to me !!! Time itself is a measurement of our existence. Time is and can be an illusion itself !!! Dont worry about what you have to show for it, just live and do your best to enjoy life !!!
It‘s a fine line between using your time on earth and stressing about it. If I feel overworked and done with the world, the best use for my time is actually doing nothing and just being aware of myself. Going for a walk, meditate, or just sit around and do nothing, which really makes me feel good. I don’t want to need accomplishments to be happy with myself. I just want to have a good time, regardless of creating or learning something or just sitting around in a forest and watch nature. Both should make my time worth it. But I just read that you already clarified, that you have a similar approach :)
Myra, your dealing with SO MUCH for one yet a million! U have time, u do, if u think u need more u can have whatever is left on my clock, and even if u piss it away I would be happy it wasn’t wasted by me! You videos sometimes hurt to watch but never regret watching, my only regret is not being able to do something u need, I don’t know u but ur pain is so real I can experience it from your POV. Love yourself, because many already do
Thank you for saying what many young people need to know. I've been playing guitar and piano for fifty-two years, I just keep learning more and getting better. Playing music is like religion, it gives you an anchor in life, there is always something beautiful to learn for the first time, and for all young persons even in spite of all your confusion and suffering, read your Bible whenever you can and learn a musical instrument, they're giving away pianos om FB marketplace. Love you precious. Merry Christmas.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think that these "epiphany" experiences are like mile stones that we encounter as we travel this road of life. They mark not just the passing of time, but the maturing of our hearts and minds, as we ponder the experiences we have, and what we can learn from them. I believe that the more deeply we "think" about our lives, and our purpose, the more fulfilling our lives have the opportunity to become. When we get too caught up in the flow of hurried activity without taking a step back from time to time to "check our compass" and consider our progress and our direction, we soon find that we lose our sense of purpose, and begin to feel like we are in the proverbial "rat race". Keep thinking deeply and keep living creatively. It helps us enjoy the gift of life. Also, you mentioned your artwork. Would you consider making a video demonstrating how you create yours?
That is a huge question and reality that seems to ratchet up in intensity as you age. The metaphysical question I ask myself is if I need my life to be something etched in time on the world or etched in my soul as a personal journey. I think a lot of human damage to the world is caused be the need for some to make "their" time important. The truth is, we are not important. At the same time, we are vessels of vast experience. Live a small yet deeply satisfying life. The hardest part for me is figuring out what make me happy rather then what is supposed to make me happy.
I love spending my time creating great friendships and connections with people! It’s so rewarding to put work into people and seeing its effect ! Great video!