The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. ~Niccolo Machiavelli
When I was a little girl, my mom used a tiny “hourglass” with a 5 minute duration to measure the cook-time of soft boiled eggs. Of course, the silence of the last grain of sand slipping through the waist of the glass often led to overcooked eggs and soon, the tiny egg- timer was relegated to the back of the utensil drawer.
I have always been fascinated by hourglasses—the symbolism of the feminine shape along with the constant and silent passage of time. It all seemed so mysterious!
As the glass is turned, it’s like the beginning of an awesome vacation with all those endless days of blissfulness ahead. Then, you wake up one morning and realize you’ve only got a few hours before going back home…and there’s still so much left to do and see!
Where did all the time go?
Once the sand runs out, and it eventually does for all of us, it’s gone. Vanished! Finale! Kaput!
“But wait, I was planning to have some fun, to live my life, to travel, to experience real love, to start my dream business, to __________________________, once I ______________________________ (fill in the blanks).
Whenever I see an hourglass, I think of that little egg timer exiled from the kitchen counter and am reminded of how it was so easily rendered useless and forgotten.
It’s exactly how I thought my life would be when I was faced with the decision to leave or to stay in a marriage, I knew in my heart wasn’t right for me.
Exiled, useless, and forgotten.
Who would I be if I wasn’t married, living in suburbia, driving a Lexus, and running the school auction? What would people say about me?
Probably that I looked a lot happier!
As the sands of my life moved through the glass, it became clearer to me what was truly important and what I’ve learned is that I am not my “status” in the social circles of life and my worth has nothing to do with the people I spend time with, the things I own or the clothes I wear.
Life is meant to live and to be lived well.
If you’re unhappy and living in limbo, waiting for your partner or circumstances to change, NOW is the time to make the decision to live your life!
It all starts with giving yourself permission to take the next step to see what is possible for you.
Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties. ~Jules Renard
Love and Light,
Michèle