How to Speed Up or Stop Time?

As a child, I was firmly convinced that the journey to the beach was longer on the way there than on the way back. That's why I always did my best to secure the window seat for the outward journey (to avoid motion sickness), while for the return journey I resigned myself to the middle seat. My family didn't understand my argument and insisted that the distance traveled was the same both way.

It wasn't until much later, after many lost battles, that I came to understand -supported by Einstein's theory of relativity- why the outward journey seemed longer than the return. I realized that the issue was neither the time nor the distance traveled, but rather how I (the observer) perceived it. It was my anxiety and impatience to reach my destination that made the outward journey seem endless, while the return journey, without expectation and accepted as it was, didn't bother me.

Similarly, I came to understand that what may be a matter of hours for one person could mean weeks, months, or even years for others. Ultimately, it all depends on the perspective with which we approach the process, distance, or activity we are undertaking.

Thus, when we face a situation that displeases us, and we approach it with complaint, demotivation, or a sense of injustice, it will feel heavy and endless. But if we approach that same situation with love, enthusiasm, and motivation, it will fly by.

The challenge, therefore, will not lie in the problem itself but in finding the love, enthusiasm, or motivation when it's our turn to face it.

One key that can help us achieve this is to take full responsibility for the situation or task, with the understanding that if it is happening -and it is bothering me - it's because a great gift is hidden within it. It's these challenging situations that invite us to change and step out of our comfort zone, which is the essential requirement for our process of growth and evolution.

So, if we choose to confront the situations that bother us in order to find the lessons hidden behind them, we will awaken the motivation, strength, and enthusiasm we need to make that discomfort pass quickly.

Living through life's processes and situations with enthusiasm and love is a decision. The idea is that we choose love rather than doing it out of obligation.