525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love.
Seasons of love.
525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man?
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, or the way that she died.
It's time now to sing out,
tho the story never ends let's celebrate remember a year in the life of friends.
Remember the love!
Remember the love! Remember the love!
Measure in love.
Seasons of love! Seasons of love.
{from RENT, the musical, "seasons of love")
it's one of those catchy lyrics that gets caught in your head.
that hook that you just can't seem to stash away.
525,600 minutes each year.
whatever will i do with them?
2005 was a series of blurs.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them treadmilling it, recognizing that the old gray mare ain't what she used to be. what better way to feel more muscle tone, more energy, less weight?
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them at work. we just came from our annual kick-off breakfast where we were told the firm brought in upwards of $13.5M dollars. i'll likely never see that amount of money in my lifetime & i'm not even bitter about that. all the money in the world can't buy happiness.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them online. at least earlier in 2005, i did. i was a faithful blogger, sharing my triumphs, quips, observations, downfalls. i slowly waned in that area out of lack of time. real life has a way of usurping that internet life.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them learning more about community. i had a desire to build it. sometimes i failed, sometimes i succeeded. my homegroup grew, my relationships grew but i recognize i have strides to make to actually interface flawlessly with that community. after all, we all know i hate people. okay,
some people. now get off my lawn!
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them building my relationship with eric. we've had our ups & downs. we've grown from a relationship with only email, instant messenger & telephones to keep us connected. we've confronted differences in background, family, age, experience, & intellectual focus. we've also brought out some of the shiniest parts of ourselves. he's made me examine some things about me which i wish i'd never have to examine, ways i act or react. but good has come from it.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them maintaining old friendships. it amazes me to still have a viable relationship with friends like holly & sarah. so many years yet it seems like so little time. also, i've been in raleigh now for almost eight years & i've maintained some relationships here in that time.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them learning about the character & nature of God. some of my beliefs have been strengthened in recognizing His care for me. some of my beliefs have been shaken in an effort to strip down to barebones & rebuild. i don't doubt His goal but sometimes i question how He's guiding me there. regardless, i'm here for the longhaul.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them recognizing i could be better organized in my everyday, work, financial, social, mental lives. i attended a time mangement seminar which made me realize that without a hierarchy of priority, i can't effectively manage my time & attention.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them whining & complaining. by nature i focus on what can be changed, despite the fact that i tend to hate change. actually, i hate change that's inflicted upon me without my approval or expectation. make sense? most likely not, but it is reality.
out of those 525,600 minutes, i spent a good portion of them thanking God for a family who cares for me regardless of my downfalls & failures. He saw fit to give me caring parents who are an example to me in many ways.
out of the upcoming 525,600 minutes, i look forward to many things.
all the best to you & yours in 2006.
