space time continuum 3/22/09

as another week comes to a close so a new week begins. is that how we have to look at it though? why a week coming to a close? a day? a month? our mind seems to be wired in such that everything must have a beginning, middle and end. why can we not allow ourselves to be on a constant continuum?

if you really think about it, we take the one of the few things in our universe that truly is on a continuum and try to manipulate it by notching into "sets" we have decades, years, months, etc. in the true sense of time, there is no beginning. there is no end. this is such an abstract idea i guess, ( i think this as i'm typing, "wtf am i rambling about? there is a point here somewhere.......i think)

we judge ourselves, hold ourselves accountable to this fictional creation of time. we value "time" rather than substance. think about it. our desire to live to be a certain age, birthday, length of sobriety, length of marriage, etc. Why don't we place equal or more importance on the quality of life someone had, the quality of their sobriety, and the quality of the marriage?

don't get me wrong, i understand the logical reasons for "time" but if we made a conscious effort to focus on the qualitative measurements rather than quantitative, wouldn't we get a better measurement? rather than asking someone, how long have you been sober, ask them, how has your sobriety treated you? rather than looking at the person's 2 dates on the tombstone, look at the dash in the middle and hope that it represents a lifetime of what that person wanted to do.

the amount of anything isn't nearly as important as the quality. so i'm not about to embark on a new week, rather i'm going to continue a blessed life of sobriety.

i want to give a quick shout out to jeremy! thanks bud for meeting me on the driving range today. great to have you in my life and look forward to our friendship growing. golf season is almost here!!!

nj