The other day, my two young adult children and I came together to reflect on the passing of their father, my beautiful husband, twenty-two years ago. Although I cannot deny it has been twenty-two years, as the age of my children definitely confirms this, it in
no way
feels that this has been the case. The love and wisdom we shared together still, to this day, continue to pulse through our lives in an ever-present way.
As I was contemplating this mysterious experience of time passing, I opened today’s teaching, which says “The play of time.” I enjoyed the synchronicity between my experience and this teaching—as, on the one hand, time can be counted by years and minutes, and yet, on the other hand, time can feel timeless! What a play, indeed!
I am coming to see that time may not play by the rules I assign to it. I look forward to discovering throughout this year how time does play and how this might shift my experience of time.
South Melbourne, Australia
This teaching reminds me of how malleable the experience of time is. Sometimes time feels so spacious, relaxed, and stretched out. At other times it seems to race and move so quickly. Where does time go? At still other times it seems to stop altogether and enjoy a pause for its own sake. This makes me smile. For me this is the playful quality of time. I am grateful to Gurumayi for calling my attention to these different attributes of time.
New York, United States