The Gift of Time

Some years ago, my sister worked a not-quite-soul-sucking day job. One of those jobs where, if there were no customers to assist, the managers would try to cut costs by sending employees home. Not all employees are fans of getting cut, as less hours means less money, but one particular manager framed it in a very memorable way:

"I give you the gift of time."

Although I know it was met with mixed reviews, I have to agree that time is valuable and something that we can never generate more of. Everyone knows this, and yet, it's so easy to forget it!

Today, NYC is hunkered down for a blizzard, which means most of us are dealing with a (mostly unexpected) gift of time today. Might I suggest that, while also using this Snow Day for some relaxation and Netflix, set aside a good chunk of it to do something to further your career or your art in a way that you normally wouldn't have time to do?

Some ideas for how to use your gift of time:

Start writing that webseries you've always wanted to create.

Learn that monologue that you just haven't had time to work on.

YouTube tutorial that makeup look and hairstyle you wanted to try for that audition next week.

Read a play! (None on your bookshelf? Check out an e-Book online, or go to Project Guttenberg for free classics.)

Prep your meals for your busy week ahead.

Clean your apartment (with some great music or a podcast on), so that you have less stress the rest of this week.

Call your family to let them know you're okay!

No matter how you choose to use your gift of time today, I hope it will be productive and fulfilling!

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