This image, my perception of time from Module 10 is one my favorite artifacts that we did. I often say that time flies, and that looking back memories are always so hard to reflect on based on hindsight and the realization of time and its fleeting ability to bring emotions of change and regret, no matter how sweet the memory. I look back on old times, whether happy or sad and always wish I could go back to those times, to change a thing or two, or just to relive it, and in those moments of reflection time stops for no one.

This activity in module 10 was a wake up call for myself. The context of time becomes a skewed idea, and when I first started this activity and skimmed over the content I thought to myself “oh how easy!” and that quickly turned a sad overture to how I actually treat time for those that matter to me. The people who mean most to me are the ones who didn’t get too much of my time in the sense that if running late or inconvenience was at hand, often times I said we could postpone meetings, but when it came to work related parties, I often made whatever time was necessary for those individuals. I reflect back and occasionally I made the excuse that in order to provide for those that I love I needed to make sure I succeeded in work, but that means nothing. Time flies, and it never truly does come back.

This artifact engaged me the most because it showed me just how much our culture devalues time for those that matter most. That we stay so focused on work and material things, when it should be the ones we value most, that should consume our time the most.