"525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of love."- Rent, Jonathan D. Larson
This was the song that a few eighth grade girls sang today at their graduation and it got me thinking. How do I measure my life? What seasons have I gone through? It seems like my days to this point have been measured in alarm clocks and by bells. Do I want to spend all of my life that way? Wake-up, make coffee (need da coffee!!), make breakfast, make lunch, drive to work... Measuring life in miles travelled...
And then I look at myself in the mirror and see a different person. I'm forty pounds lighter, so I'm also measuring this year in pounds, ounces, grams... and dress sizes dropped. Then I started working out and started measuring by crunches, and burpees and jump squats.
How do you measure a year? 525, 600 minutes. How many of those were spent sleeping or dreaming or wondering "What if"? How many of those 525,600 minutes were spent stuffing my face with foods that will kill me? 525,600 minutes to wonder where I am and where I'm going now.
Of course, those minutes make hours and hours make days and days make months and months make seasons... What are the seasons of my life? My fall- a time of closing up, insecurity; my winter- a time of hibernation, loss, fear; my spring- coming out of my shell, gaining confidence, seeing hope; my summer- confident, strong, secure me.
I'm looking forward to making my summer last as long as it possibly can. Literally, I know it will last until September 21st. Figuratively, now that I'm into this time of strength and growth, I want my summer to last forever. I'd like to measure my life in seasons of love- the love of my parents and family, the love of friends...
525,600 minutes, what will you do with yours?
About Me
- Jeannie
- I'm a native New Yorker in the field of education. I've been teaching for 10 years and look forward to learning something new every day. I recently received a second Master's degree in Professional Studies for Educational Leadership as well as the award for Academic Excellence in Educational Leadership from Manhattanville College
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