Time governs our existence, yet we rarely pause to understand its true nature. We cannot control time because it is an expression of Life. We can however, manage how we live in every moment. Highly focused and ambitious, I used to often feel stressed about having too little time, about wasting time, or about needing to manage it better. For years, I lived my life as a hostage to the ticking of a clock.
From the moment we are born, time carries us forward. It moves quietly and continuously. Whether we pay attention to it or not, time continues. There were phases when I felt rushed, and phases when I felt left behind. Looking back, time itself was never rushing me. It was mirroring my inner state. As I walked down my journey of transformation, I began to see that time is not linear, it is a continuum. It is the space in which our lives unfold. It does not limit life. It reflects how present we are to life. It was about learning to let go of hard wired habits and anxiety and making space for inner growth.
Over the last few years, I decided to slow down and let go of my attachment to external identity and validation. I took the radical decision to not take any coaching assignments and invested my efforts on developing a masterclass on happiness, as well as living holistically. I have grown exponentially in so many other ways beyond social parameters. I have been more creative, more productive, my wellbeing has improved and I have become more strategic and conscious as a leader. I am happier and at peace with myself.
What if time is not meant to be controlled, but understood?
Creation takes time. It’s we who look at time as the minutes and seconds on a clock rather than as a generative and transformational resource.
When life feels heavy, we want time to move faster. When life feels good, we want it to slow down. I have felt this push and pull many times. Now I know that this struggle with time was actually my resistance to what was unfolding within me because I was so attached to outcomes.
We are not born only to achieve outcomes. We are born to transform and serve to make a difference in the world. In this journey, time does not follow our plans. When and how we grow is decided by Universal Energy. While it’s been challenging and frustrating to wait for the masterclass to unfold and all other pieces to fall into place, I had to learn to be patient and accept that transformation follows readiness, not timelines.
I have experienced that flowing with time calls for deep faith and surrender to see time not as an opponent, but as a partner. I was so attached to instant feedback, instant outcomes, instant food, instant messaging…Letting go of the attachments is not always easy because the mind is conditioned to being in action and seeing those actions translate into immediate outcomes. However, the stillness and joy that comes with this approach is unparalleled.
Have you ever noticed how time keeps moving, even when life feels stuck?
There were moments when I felt nothing was changing, yet days kept passing. One of the hardest truths to accept is that time never moves backward. We cannot undo what has happened. But we are always given the chance to respond differently now.
What has passed has shaped us. What is present invites us.
Every moment holds experiences, conversations, and quiet insights. I used to think change required effort and force. Over time, I realized that reinvention happens more through presence rather than constant push.
Time offers opportunities constantly - whether to act or to grow. Living with awareness helps us discern how to harness an opportunity. Sometimes we miss those moments in our anxiety or busyness. Awareness helps us engage more consciously with life. Each experience changes us, even when the change feels invisible.
Are you stuck in regret or wishful thinking?
I have learned that living in the past brings regret. Living only for the future creates anxiety. Both pull us away from where life is actually happening. Awareness gently brings us back to now, where life is already unfolding.
Time does not ask us to live with urgency. It asks us to be present. Time reminds us that each moment matters not because it is perfect, but because it is real.
We are given the gift of twenty-four hours. This has always been true, regardless of who we are or where we come from. What changes is how we live within those hours.
I have seen that this reality is linked less to what I was doing and more to how present I was. The quality of my presence shapes the quality of my life.
Are you truly present in your day, or just moving from one task to another?
Often, inner changes come long before outer life reflects them. When I live with awareness, time pressure softens, moments of life become a gift to be treasured and cherished. Even small moments begin to feel meaningful.
Growth rarely happens in dramatic shifts. It happens in ordinary moments when we pay attention to who we are being. When I resist change, time feels burdensome. When I accept growth, time feels like a guide rather than a weight.
Can you see how time has shaped who you are today?
Looking back, I can see that I am not who I was a few years ago. Neither are the people around me. Yet we often expect life to stay familiar. Even when nothing seems to change externally, something is always shifting internally.
Each phase of life teaches us something. Some lessons arrive gently. Others arrive through difficulty. Only later do we see that each phase came when we were ready to learn from it.
Every year, as time moves forward, I pause to ask myself how I can live with more awareness instead of letting time simply pass me by. If you want to relate to time more consciously and walk a path of mindful, happier living, Read this blog!
Modern life pulls our attention in many directions. I have felt this constant sense of needing to keep up, do more, and not fall behind. This creates a quiet fear of missing out, even when nothing meaningful is truly missing. Scattered attention weakens our experience of time.
How often do you say yes to things that do not really matter to you?
Time asks us to prioritise. Not everything deserves our attention. Learning to say no has felt uncomfortable, but it has also felt honest.
When relevance replaces busyness, time becomes more supportive.
What would change if each moment mattered?
Life has shown me that it does not ask us to do everything at once. Time is not pushing us.
It invites us to see life as it is. Transformation happens through small choices made repeatedly.
Over time, consistency builds trust with life itself.
Time will continue to move forward. We cannot stop it or rewind it. But we can choose how we walk with it. I have learned that resistance makes time feel heavy. Awareness makes it feel companionable.
When lived with awareness, time is a boon.
When living without awareness, it can be a pain.
Every moment becomes a gift when it is lived consciously.
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