One of the pleasures of living in Barbados is it’s amazing sunsets. I love to watch the colors and patterns the sky creates as the sun descends beyond sea. This lovely descent takes place over a short period of time, and I know that if I turn away for just a second, that I may miss something beautiful. After the sun makes its final dip, it feels like time flew by. But time doesn’t fly by; we may stop and look away, but minute by minute time continues. So exactly what istime? The Internet offers several explanations but one that caught my attention was, “Time concretely represents the present as being between the past and the future“. When I apply this theory of time to life, I conclude that we can only live in the time between yesterday and tomorrow. So if you’re feeling some type of guilt, embarrassment or anger over something that happened in the past, or you’re feeling dread, stress, anxiety over some future event that may or may not happen, then I suggest that you are not living Today. You might look away for a day, a week, a month, or years, but time never stops. One day, you look at the clock, or your grown children, or your grey hair and say time flew by. It didn’t. Minute by minute it continued, maybe you stopped. Stopped participating, stopped laughing, stopped having fun, stopped being spontaneous, stopped loving, and started being predictable, safe, stagnate, bored, boring, tired, depressed, stressed, dis-satisfied, resentful. The motions of the Sun have demonstrated time throughout humanity’s existence. Once the sun sets , its done. The time between the past and future sunset is the PRESENT. We can say that time flies when you having fun and drags when you having none, but know that a minute is a minute, the question is how are you spending your PRESENT minutes? Barbados is an amazing place to rediscover fun, adventure, excitement, and natural beauty. I would love to show you my Barbados. Check out Custom Caribbean Vacations for an exciting experience. Another amazing sunset is minutes away. Life can drag or fly by – You Get To Choose!
It’s About Time
June 18, 2008 · 3 Comments
Categories: Barbados · What I Know
Tagged: Barbados, Culture, fun, future, past, Stress, Sunsets, Time, Vacation
3 responses so far ↓
barbarafaison // June 18, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Very eloquently put. Time goes on and we must move forward, too. Be conscious of truly living life so you won’t feel like time has passed you by.
Barbados has wonderful sunsets and you can truly miss it if you look away.
Be aware and decide now to live by design and be present to each and every moment. Live by design and create the life you truly desire.
Barbara Faison- http://www.donstress.net
Chesarae // June 24, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Regenna,
So glad I’ve found your blog. It has lifted my day. My husband and I are planning to attend a conference next month in your new home, and I hope we find the opportunity to enjoy each moment of it. However if life speaks otherwise, I will remember your words and simply enjoy the moment that I am in, wherever I may be,
Thank you~
Sherrie // July 24, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Regenna,
I’m so glad that I came across your blog. I’m currently living in New York City but I plan on opening a store in B’dos in August of ‘09. I’ve lived abroad but never in the Caribbean so I’m a little nervous about packing up and moving to Barbados alone but reading your blog just reminded that dreams do come true.
I usually converse with British Expats so it’s nice to see an American woman that has made the move and is adjusting well to living in the Caribbean.
I have 4 pictures in my cubicle of the sun setting in Bathseba and I look at them every day just to keep me focused. Now, I’ll put your picture next them.