My mom has six clocks in her room, all vintage.

Collector’s items at one point.

Only one of them tells the right time.

And for someone living with dementia at 95 years old, that might sound unsettling… maybe even frustrating to some people.

​​But it’s comfort.

The metaphor of those clocks struck me as we sat together talking – we only get a limited amount of time.

Because in her world, what matters isn’t the exact hour, it’s the moment she’s in.

And when I’m with her, I feel it too.

Slower. Simpler. More present.

Time isn’t something we actually have; it’s something we experience.

So many people think they don’t have time for their health, thinking it will always be there or that it gets put on the bottom of the to-do list.

But when we continually put our health on the back burner, we’re really saying we’re not choosing our well-being in the moments we do have.

And when your health fails, it can suddenly feel like a race against time.

Health and well-being aren’t built in one big block of time.

We don’t find time for our health. We decide based on small decisions throughout our day: