Time is ours to invest

Did you spring ahead?

Daylight Saving Time started early this morning, robbing us, however temporarily, of an hour of our lives.

Time is one of those commodities of which many of us can never find enough. We are always behind on this project or late completing that task. And deadlines being deadlines — and we know about deadlines — a little more time sure would be nice.

But time is a finite thing. We each get 24 hours a day (never mind the 23 we get today) to use or abuse.

On a day when we’ve lost an hour of precious time, it seems fitting to take a closer look at how we spend our time. So take a day — today, tomorrow, a day next week, whenever — and really take a look at how you spend your time.

What are your priorities? Work, family, friends, school, sports, community, recreation? Do you look at every minute as a gift — a bequest to be used wisely.

We don’t mean that every minute of every day must be accounted for. We don’t suggest that recreation, chillin’ with friends and just relaxing aren’t important parts of everyone’s day. But are you spending your life as if every minute has value?

Today, when we’ve lost an hour, let’s take stock of our lives and pay attention to how we spend our time. Whether your priority is writing a literary masterpiece or finishing your bathroom; whether it is crocheting an afghan or building your business; whether it is perfecting your sport or rekindling a romance; whether it’s spending time with your grandkids or seeing all 50 states, take charge of your time.

We are certain that, with his or her dying breath, no one has gasped, “I wished I’d watched just one more rerun of ‘Green Acres’” or “Oh, that I had played until I beat Halo 3.”

We’ll get that Daylight Saving Time hour back on Nov. 2. As for the other hours, those are up to each of us.