Holiday time

Phu Quoc market clocks

We have a new concept of time.  We haven't worn watches for years so having a wrist-based reminder of the days passing hasn't been a thing for a long time.  Mobiles offering time & any other information have played this role for many years.  On this trip, we are not using our phones at all; are staying in hotel rooms & apartments with no clocks so rarely know the time or date.

For the first couple of days, this was disconcerting.  Having accepted this as our current and standard state, it's amazing that we seem to be in the right kinds of places at the right times, ie we haven't yet been too early or too late for a scheduled breakfast; missed any kind of scheduled transport; & find ourselves eating or drinking when required rather than when dictated to by a watchface, in whatever form.

It is very free-ing & we feel that there is so much additional time in our days as a result of not fiddling with our mobiles & apps.  We feel good.

Top 5 

1. Freeing ourselves from the bounds of time has been liberating

2. Our circadium rhythms are setting the pace for our days and we are listening to them

3. Our bodies know what they need & when they need it.  Our job is to listen. 

4. When are tired, we go to sleep, whether it's 8.30pm or 1.30 am

5. Our mobiles (& all of our other electronic devices) have been preventing us from living each day to it's fullest.  A good break suggests that if we are brave enough, there may be another way.