Great post Marisa- a lot for me to think about as I often feel like my life is a constant battle with time and if I don't accomplish enough I feel guilty... I'm off now to ponder some more!

x Em

Nice to "see" you again...thanks for some lovely words of wisdom. I've been feeling a bit disorganized lately and all over the place. I like thinking that we can MAKE time though...if we really want to do something it'll happen! :P

Amen! I think balancing it all can be quite the struggle. I have learned that we can't balance it all...at least not all at the same time. So, some things will take priority at different times than others. Sounds simple, but it is a constant idea that I need to remind myself of. With that being said, with age and what I hope is wisdom, I'm learning to take it all in and enjoy. Life is way too short! :)

This video is special because it uses the Rule of Thirds. ;-)

I've been really busy these few months. It has been particularly busy lately because we have a end-of-march hard deadline. I've been working a lot, sometimes on weekends as well. But last weekend, I took some time to go audition for a short film that an old friend was making. Somehow the action of being able to pull away for several hours was really empowering. It made me feel a lot more in control because at least I have time to step away for a little bit. And then after that, I am feeling a lot more relaxed and in control, even though we are drawing closer to the deadline. So this video really speaks to me. Thank you. :-)

Hi Marisa, it's so nice to see you here again, and your thoughts (as so often seems to happen) came at precisely the right time for me. It's deadline day for me, I have a lot to do, but I'm so pleased I took the time to visit you here with my cup of tea. You're always an inspiration and so calming :) Thank you!

Something interesting! ;)

so, so true Tania. I just recently realized that balance is not about having everything in your life equal all at the same time ~ but rather balance is knowing just the right way to give priority to certain things at certain times

You always seem to speak about something I've just been thinking about... and shed new light on it. I love the simple twist of thinking of my life as the designer... and time as as expansive as we believe it is. One of my favorite parts of this video, besides the obvious of missing seeing your wonderful smile, was seeing your new wonderful bunny over your shoulder!! I love that bunny so much!

thank you marisa. just stopped by to see this video. funny this morning while i was out i was thinking about my blog posting for the day and this is something that i have been thinking about i am coming to some realizations. thanks for your insight and for sharing.
sunshine and happiness...

Oh, I totally agree--having time is a state of mind. I also resist this too often, but it's amazing to see how different your experience can be depending on your state of mind. It's true with everything, not just time. I love that Jerry Seinfeld quote too---reminds me of my yesterday afternoon---riding home from work, I was stacking all of the things I had to do when I got home--then at some point I thought "enough" and decided to just let go of all those things and enjoy the evening choosing what I really wanted to do. Thanks for the insight and the coffee talk Marisa!

This goes right along with choosing to be happy, not just hoping for it to happen.

so true Cheryl!

It is true! the bunny is there!!