We’re halfway through May already, can you believe it!
Time seems to move so quickly these days; suddenly, we’re already five months into 2026.
Everything moves quickly these days. The news used to be in the newspaper once a day, and perhaps on TV in the evening; now you might get three or four different news stories over the course of one day.
Mobile phones and emails mean we’re never quite away from work – and our children are always in touch with their friends where there used to be no way of staying in touch after school finished.
There’s not a lot we can do about the onward march of technology – and there’s nothing we can do about time moving ever forward
But I do believe there’s something we can do to perhaps stop it feeling like we’ve lost entire weeks or months of our lives because it’s moved so quickly
Often our brains don’t notice the passing of time because they’re distracted – by work, by the TV, by our emails or social media.
I’m sure we’ve all had that experience of slumping on the sofa in the evening, switching the TV on and suddenly realising it’s midnight!
So how do we get our time back?
I believe the answer may be to savour the time we have.
What do I mean by that?
Every now and then through the day, make a point of stopping and really taking in your surroundings.
Savour the moment.
The sun shining through the window onto your desk
The sound of the birds singing in the sky
Even next door’s dog barking – if you stop thinking of it as annoying for a moment and really listen, there might be something to enjoy or be curious about in that barking!
A great way to savour things is with food.
How often do you wolf down a sandwich at your desk and then realise you didn’t even really taste it – it didn’t even touch the sides.
So then give yourself a moment. Stop what you’re doing, and enjoy that sandwich.
Savour the feel of the bread, the crunch as you bite into it, the different flavours and textures in your mouth.
Another great way to do this is to stop and really listen to a song you enjoy when it comes on the radio.
Pay attention to the musical arrangement, the beat, the different sounds – and, of course, the words.
Another thing you could do is to challenge yourself to take a photo each day of something you’ve found beautiful, inspiring or interesting.
It makes you stop and really look at the world around you, appreciating what you see.
When we take a moment to pause like this, to savour the world around us, time slows down a little.
And when we get to the end of the week or month, we can look back and see that time punctuated by points where we were really paying attention and enjoying things.
Instead of looking up and suddenly realising: I’m almost halfway through the year, and I don’t recall what I’ve been doing!