How do you slow down time?

titchinello

I work nightshift so my whole world is upside down.. can't help sorry

titchinello

LloydXmas wrote:

I have 3 kids and my wife works late a couple nights a week. When I get out of work, I need to make the kids dinner, take them to practice, do homework, clean the house etc (they're 7, 5 and 2). Sometimes after they're all in bed, I sit in my living room with the lights off for about a half hour. No TV, no electronics, nothing. I listen to the sound of silence.

I'm not sure if this is the kind of advice you're looking for, but this helps me out a lot

i'm kinda simalar in a way, sometimes i get up early to take them to swimming, i make suppers alot, do most the homework and bathtimes.. ( i do these things most the time, but my wife is about 8 months pregnant, so i do it more these days) and mostly get them to bed, then have to go to work. its tough sometimes. seems like you don't have much time to yourself, and sometimes want to just sit in a darkened room in silence, even just for 5 mins.

JOEJOEJOE

Cher has discovered how she can turn back time.....plastic surgery!

Leezestarr313

You could rent an airplane and take a ride through the time zones! I always feel like I'm going a little back to the past when I fly to the States

rick1zoo2

kick him in the nuts, that will slow anyone down...

norm

Quaaludes

JaneNY

brianlux wrote:

Like most of us, I get off work, come home, check the mail, eat, catch up on news etc, have a couple of hour (at best) to relax and then- BOOM!- days over. Anyone know how to slow down time- like maybe around 6 PM?

I like to jump in the shower when I get home. Just standing under that hot water as long as I want slows down time for me. I often shower before I even eat. Showering is a nice division between the day/work and your unwinding time. Maybe take less time catching up on news? I just read it online; rarely watch it on TV and I keep up with what's going on.

justam

Don't turn on a TV. Don't turn on a computer. These are huge time eaters.

g under p

I start by checking all my stalks of sensimellia in my backyard...they give me peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSIiA2p ... re=related

....Or sit in the living room and stare or talk to my fishes in our 125 gal tank.

Peace

brianlux

justam wrote:

Don't turn on a TV. Don't turn on a computer. These are huge time eaters.

That's it... the computer. That and PJ forum, the black hole of time.

catefrances

Leezestarr313 wrote:

You could rent an airplane and take a ride through the time zones! I always feel like I'm going a little back to the past when I fly to the States

me too. cause i arrive in LA before i left home. :crazy:

g under p

g under p wrote:

I start by checking all my stalks of sensimellia in my backyard...they give me peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSIiA2p ... re=related

....Or sit in the living room and stare or talk to my fishes in our 125 gal tank.

Peace

Oh and give this computer and those social networks a break. I finally answered some friendly returns or something and man did I open a can of worms. EVERYBODY wants to talk and talk about nothing. Say what you write on Bookface can everyone see and read it...i have no idea how it works?

Peace

brianlux

I'm fairly sure it's mainly because of aging that time seems to be going by more quickly. There's a certain logic to that. For example, when you're four years old one year is 25% of your life and it seems like a long time. When you're 50 years old one year is only 2% of your life- zippity doo dah!

On the other hand, I have a friend who is very certain that time is literally speeding up. If that were true, combined with my age I would have to admit to being totally in denial!

Thanks for all good ideas here, by the way. It's interesting to hear of different ways to make the best of our time. It's good to be reminded to turn off the machines now and then and just be.