Wow, what Happened to the Year?

@akalinus (44366)
United States
August 4, 2018 12:16pm CST
It seems like we just celebrated New Year's and now it is August already. Is time speeding up? Am I the only one who notices that? I just can't believe how fast the time is going. When I was a kid, it seemed that time went on forever. Now it just whizzes by faster.
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linzzyyy
@iniaku (2193)
• Indonesia
4 Aug 18
yes time going so fast. my nephew already going to university..feel like he just a kid yesterday. time is precious
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
4 Aug 18
It seems faster every year. I wish him luck at the university.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@iniaku I heard that Indonesia had a big earthquake. Was everyone safe in your life?
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linzzyyy
@iniaku (2193)
• Indonesia
5 Aug 18
@akalinus i thought so. thank you
Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
7 Aug 18
I say this same thing often. The summer has flown by. I am kind of dreading the kids going back to school.
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Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
7 Aug 18
@akalinus Yes, I have already gone through this once. My oldest boys are 29, 27 and 24. Sometimes it seems like yesterday they were in elementary school. Now, my younger three are cruising along way too fast.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
The next thing you know, they will be walking out the door to start their new adventure as adults.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
@Shellyann36 Wow, it all happens so quickly!
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
4 Aug 18
I have been thinking the same thing, time is really flying by.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
4 Aug 18
@akalinus I think we notice it more as we get older.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
4 Aug 18
I wonder if it really does that or do we notice it more when we are older/
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@LeaPea2417 Everyone seems to think so. I thought it was just me, so I am glad I asked here.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Aug 18
We have been away for three months of the year and now it seems there is little left of it.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
@JudyEv It is the same with all the Monday holidays. It throws the whole week off.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
Vacations throw a wrench into our perception of time.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Aug 18
@akalinus That's certainly true.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Aug 18
Time flies faster the older you get.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
4 Aug 18
Why do you think that is?
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@JohnRoberts Every year propels us closer to eternity and it is scary.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Aug 18
@akalinus Time seems slower when we were kids when summer seemed to last forever and we looked to long lives. As we get older and busier, time seems faster and dwindling.
Courage7
@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
4 Aug 18
Yes I cannot hardly believe that fall is just around the corner Jo Ann, though I do look forward to it. Time has been speeding up for me for the last 5 yrs or so.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
4 Aug 18
Fall is my favorite season. I used to live in New York but now in Florida where there is no fall season.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@Courage7 I really do. I loved the fall foliage and the warm days and cool nights, the crisp leaves that snap when you step on them, the geese forming large groups to fly south.
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@akalinus Oh I bet you miss it Jo Ann.
May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
10 Aug 18
Busyness makes that time feel fast, if it doesn't feel busy then time will feel long.
louievill
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
4 Aug 18
It won't be long before Mylot is flooded with Christmas and holiday topics again. When I was young I always wished it was my birthday because of the party and presents but time did not seem to move.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
4 Aug 18
I know and now I am not happy to have my birthday come around so often. I am glad I survived another year, though. I thought childhood would last forever, but suddenly it was gone.
Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
5 Aug 18
Time does seem to go by very fast!
Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
6 Aug 18
@akalinus Yes always busy with something around here. =)
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
@LovingMyBabies Young kids need a lot of care and supervision.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
They say time flies when you are having fun. I know you must be very busy with your family.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Aug 18
I feel the same way but I think it's because I'm more aware of time now than I was when I was in my 20s
rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Aug 18
Yes, age makes us more aware of our mortality @akalinus
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
12 Aug 18
@rebelann Losing people around us adds to that awareness, painfully so.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
10 Aug 18
It gets more real the older you get.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
5 Aug 18
The year had exactly the same duration, it is our perception that is different.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
There is a theory that time is speeding up. I am starting to believe it.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502187)
• Italy
5 Aug 18
The more we age, the fastest the times goes by.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502187)
• Italy
6 Aug 18
@akalinus I had a few weeks that looked to never end, but now the time runs fast again.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
@LadyDuck Some things in life do seem to last forever.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
5 Aug 18
It is kind of scary. Last year went by very fast and this year even quicker.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28366)
• Singapore
8 Aug 18
We have so many things to fill the day and that makes the days fly past us. Earlier one did not know what to do after retirement but now it does not matter as we have a busy schedule to attend to! siva
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 Aug 18
I am busier now than I was with kids at home.
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