"If I Could Save Time in a Bottle..."

Day 8 - This week in our ward bulletin there was a reminder of the goals set by our stake leaders of things to work on as families and individuals. Most of the goals include the basics like reading scriptures and praying individually and as a family, having FHE every week, attending the temple, and so forth. But one goal I had forgotten was to work on overcoming a weakness. I pondered for a while during the meeting what weakness I want to focus on overcoming this year. As I sat and thought about what I wanted to change or do better, I became a little overwhelmed realizing all the areas in my life that I can improve. It seems like I have weaknesses in abundance, so the question is how to choose just one. I guess I realize that personal improvement takes a lifetime to achieve, but being as impatient as I am, I always want to see my results now. Unfortunately, it takes time to truly change and to see that progression.

In my family, we used to love watching the muppet show as kids. In all reality, we sometimes still like watching the muppet show. One act I really liked was this chemist muppet singing If I Could Save Time in a Bottle. As he sings about what he would do with the time saved in a bottle and drinks his potions, he slowly turns younger and younger, but in the end, he poofs back into an old man. So sad. This is one of the things I thought about as I considered ways to improve my life.

And so, I have decided to strive to improve my use of time. I think time is something I sometimes don't take seriously and don't use effectively. I think so much could be accomplished if I could just manage my time and make it productive. I think I'll keep a record of some of the things I've been able to accomplish throughout the year because of productive time use.

What would you do with some extra time?