1440 Minutes

“be easy. take your time. you are coming home. to yourself.” - Nayyirah Waheed

There are 1440 minutes in each day...how many are you truly present for?

I suppose we sleep through about a third of these so, out of the remaining 960 minutes, how many times do you feel genuinely awake, aware, and appreciative during your day?

If I'm being honest, I think on a good day I'm fully aware of maybe 4 hours worth of time? Maybe less?

This line of self-inquiry isn't meant in any way to make us feel guilty about how we spend our time or to suddenly rush out to fit a million things into each day. I think it's simply an interesting tool to gather information so that we can be more active in how we choose to spend the time we are given.

If anything, 1440 minutes is a beautifully abundant amount of time! If we are currently spending hours on autopilot then it is a fabulous gift to reclaim these hours back into our lives! We are more able to take our time with ease and grace because we have reallocated our un-present moments into the fully present category. To me, this is very empowering.

Out of all of your daily minutes today, perhaps you choose to shift some un-present moments to present moments and take the five minutes or an hour (or more) to re-energize, to nourish, to take sweet care of yourself.