We often say to ourselves, "I wish I had known then, what I know now", or we ask ourselves why we let let so many years pass by before we did
any number of things.....hormone therapy, transitioning, SRS or simply accepting ourselves for the unique individuals we were created to be. We may
lament the fact we have such a short amount of time left in which to achieve our dreams.

From a different perspective, what if we think of 'time left' as though it were a noun, a tangible object to which we relate each day.

I allude again to the events of 9/11. When those 3,000 lost people woke up that morning, they had their entire lives ahead of them. They were not
to know their "time left" was to take on an entirely different meaning than they ever dreamed.

Margaret Stumpp has gained notoriety as a successful woman who transitoned while in her position of  Senior Vice President with Prudential Financial.
In an interview, she said, "if 9/11 has taught us anything, it is that each day is precious and we owe it to ourselves to live it to the fullest."

'Time left' has the same meaning for each of us, irrespective of our age. The realities of life teach that whether we are 22 or 82, our 'time left' is
relative and not within our control. What is within our control is what we do with our 'time left'.

It may be that we were not ready emotionally or spiritually in years past to achieve those things that we consider having been lost to time. Perhaps what we thought was lost time, was actually a time of preparation and perfecting, even if on a subconscious level.

When we wake up each morning, we can become consumed by the mundane and relatively trivial aspects of daily life, rather than striving to live each
day to the fullest.

The truth is that God has a unique plan and purpose for each of us. It becomes incumbent upon each of us to make the highest and best use of our 'time left'.

The term may have a totally different meaning than we are consciously aware.