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We all live with, 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week, so when someone asks you to do something, do you find yourself saying, “I’d like to, but I don’t have time”?

If so, what you’re doing is stating that there are other things in your life that take priority over what’s being asked of you, it’s not that you don’t have the time at all. Time is one of those convenient excuses that people tend to use often to politely say they really aren’t interested in doing something.

This may sound harsh, but in truth we all have time for whatever we truly want to do, or think we need to do. Lets say you genuinely feel that you don’t have time, you work 60 hours a week and when you add travel to and from work, cooking, eating, sleeping and showering, you find that it doesn’t leave much time for anything else (and if you have children, it’s even less time for you!).

Then lets say that all of a sudden there’s a situation where you or a family member needs to go to hospital, time seems to be found! Where did the time come from? Well, the time didn’t come from anywhere, there was simply a reallocation from the time you were spending in one area, to this new area. You have a new priority and everything else gets put on the back burner until you or your family member recuperates.

This is an extreme case and it’s really just to highlight that we can allocate time for anything that is a priority to us

Now I’m sure if you feel strongly about your commitments you’ll be wanting to defend your position and say things like, “well if I don’t put so many hours in at work, the bills won’t get paid and we’ll lose our house”, or something to that effect. If that’s the case, then quite frankly, you’re out of balance and most likely, living beyond your means. The circumstances you’re in now are simply a reflection of what you believe. The idea that you need to live in a certain neighbourhood, or a certain type of house, or drive a certain type of car, or send the kids to a certain type of school all stem from preconditioned thoughts of the way you see life, it’s not set in stone, you can change this if you choose.

Now don’t get wrong, you should live the lifestyle your heart desires, and maybe there are other ways of attracting money that doesn’t involve you devoting so much of your time. Ultimately, you deserve to live a life that is a reflection of your abundant, joyous Self, it’s just that you may not have found a way to do it so that you are in harmony with YOU.

So what happens if you do choose to take things a bit easier and some things don’t get done? It means that they’ll either get done later, someone else will do it or it won’t get done at all. It’ll all depend on the importance of it to you. And if you find that your employer doesn’t have your well being as a priority, then there are other employers that do and you may want to seek them out.

Having said all this, changing the way you operate is not so easy. You may find that you make changes like working less and learning to smell the roses but then it brings up feelings of guilt that has you feel indulgent, or that you don’t really deserve to live a life that is easier or free of struggle. If this is the case, I suggest you look at some of my previous articles that deal with how the mind works and how you can begin to reclaim your power.

The point is, you have the power to live the life you desire, when you are willing to accept responsibility for where you are now. No one has forced you to be where you are, you simply did what you believed was required based on your past conditioning. Without awareness, you have felt as though you had no power, and unconsciously you perpetuated the same circumstances.

Remember, this is not about the “time” or what you do with your time, it’s about bringing awareness to this moment that has you then create the next moment consciously. Your conscious awareness is what has life become brighter, from there your choices open up and you can begin to become the deliberate creator you were born to be.

See if you can become aware of when you say to someone that you don’t have time and notice how that feels within you.

Angelo Campione

Student Is Ready