Where Does It All Go?

Greetings. Welcome to a new year and decade.
This past year has certainly flown by. According to a popular cliche', this means that we must be having fun. I am inclined to agree. Although there is much to learn as a first year principal, I have relished the journey. Since time metaphorically "flies" I have decided that I want to prioritize how I use this most valuable commodity.
Speaking of cliches, there is one that I believe my grandmother has dispelled; "Time is money."
My grandmother taught me how to play poker at the tender age of eight. She spared nothing as she played me and beat me down to the last few pennies in my bank (which, by the way, she funded.) As I would get frustrated, she would say, "If your money lasts, your luck will change." Some years later after my dear grandmother departed, I realized that she was encouraging me by telling me that if I still had money at the table, I had time to change my luck. That was an "Ah ha" moment for me.
Still later, I realized something more powerful about time. I learned that I could lose money, i.e. a penny here, a dollar there but I could make up for that. However, lost time is irretrievable. Therefore, I surmised that time even outweighs money in terms of its value.
It is with that recognition that I declare that I will, in 2010, show a renewed respect for my time and the time of others. Time is a valuable resource. I plan to use it more wisely and share it more generously in the future.
Each of us is endowed with the same 24 hours per day. What we make of it can make a trendous difference.