He (or she) marches to a different drummer. We all know someone who fits this description. Often, we might like to be that person. The person who seems true to themselves, who sets their own cadence, who charts their own path, who goes their own way and who is oblivious to time and other constraints.
Imagine, the person living in our society today who does not care about time or who sets their own time to live and to do things that the rest of us only dream about? We might say that it is impossible to manage by one’s own time. A person who sets time by their own clock in modern society is an anomaly. Is he or she someone who is simply out of place and a misfit in the 21st century? Or are they a true entrepreneur of time – a free spirit in a world demanding instant time gratification. How many of us would like to be free from the myriad constraints that modern society places on us?
Answer your phone, answer the door, answer your email, reply to your text message, don’t forget your appointment. Where the hell did I put my cell phone? In a time oriented society, we march to the seconds, minutes, and incessant ticking of the clock. Time to go to work, time to go home, time to wake up, time to eat, time to play, time to sleep, time to watch TV, time for fun. Time, time, time becomes a never ending drumbeat. We are all constantly marching to the beat of the drummer pounding out our time notes.
Have you ever wanted to march to your own beat? What would it take to put time aside? Could you do it for one day? Could you pick some days each month to live by your own schedule? Would you only be able to do this on the weekend? Are you ever off the clock during the week? What would your life be like if you could go off the clock more often? Why not? What stops you from “marching to your own drummer?” Are you retired now but still marching to the beat of time?
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Jan 10, 2025 @ 08:30:12
When I was a productive member of society, 😂, I could not march to my own drum, but in retirement I do not feel that I have any time constraints. Unless I count my many medical appointments, I do not have a set time to wake, have meals, do the weekly shopping, etc. In one sense I feel I could use a little bit more structure in my daily activities, and it may be that I had over 35 some odd years marching to my employer’s drums, as well as the demands of a young family.
Good blog John. I think I am going to write a little schedule for myself today and see if I can abide by it in lieu of, “flying by the seat of my pants!” 🤣
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Jan 10, 2025 @ 19:37:24
Different strokes for different folks and sometimes I think the strokes depend on where we are in life. Hope your schedule works out for you Jeanine. I know I feel lost without somewhat of a schedule.
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