I have all the time in the world, but, there is no time in space. ... Time is tricky. While it is structured and finite, it is also subjective and flexible. Have you ever been deep into doing something you love to do, only to find that, when you become aware of your surroundings again, several hours have gone by? How did 4 hours go by when it felt like only 20 minutes? That's the subjective and flexible part of time; our perception during the minutes ticking away, what we're focused on and how we're feeling. ... The trick, methinks, is to consciously decide to focus that way on any/every task. Everything Zen. ... Which brings us to the subject of Attention. ... It is always within my power to decide what I will give my attention to, and what quality that attention will hold. When I give my attention to things that please me, I am fulfilled and relaxed. When I give my attention to things that don't please me, I am cranky and unhappy. It seems like a no-brainer to choose the former, and yet many of us don't bother to exercise our right to choose at all. ... Whether the activity is something we want to do, or something we think we need to do, or something we feel we have to do, it is still our choice to decide how the doing-ness will progress. Our attention to how it progresses determines the quality of our moments, and thus, our whole lives. ... Doing the dishes is not my favorite thing. They're just so non-stop! However, I have been around long enough to know that I can enjoy almost anything, if I just decide. So I put on some good music and get my hands into that warm-soapy water with a conscious decision to enjoy the work. I take the doing-the-dishes time as a little meditation space. I gaze out my kitchen windows at the beautiful sky and just let my mind wander. ... Sometimes I muse about my life, sometimes I wonder about who has stood in this same spot, doing this same thing before. What was their life like? My apartment was build in the 1920's, so nearly 100 years of people have stood here doing this exact chore, looking out this same window. Wow. That's big. Sometimes I think about my latest interactions with the kids, a client or a friend. Sometimes I think about how blessed I am to have this beautiful view to keep me company. Sometimes I think about how blessed I am. Period. ... Doing the dishes takes definable, finite time. It takes time away from things I'd rather be doing. But it is always my choice to decide how that time will feel to me, and the determining factor of that decision is what kind of attention I'm offering while I'm inside the task. The bonus of putting my attention on enjoying the process is that the dishes seem to be done so quickly! ... Everything in our lives boils down to moment-by-moment decisions about how we will show up, what type of attention we will offer, and how present we will be in our time-space reality. ... These decisions are the only true influence on our quality of life. They are the sole-factor of a life well lived, or a life squandered in turmoil, stress, frustration and sorrow. ... Starting today, decide to decide that you will bring attention to the intention of enjoying whatever you're doing. You'll be so glad you did!