Time and Thoughts - Thoughts about Time.

Ever notice when you have "extra" time, your thoughts can turn...to what needs to be done, to hangs in the balance of the near future, even to the idea of why is there time now as opposed to another time?

I find myself in a situation where I am going to have a lot of "extra" time.  Time that would normally be filled with the everyday mundane ... work, running errands, spending time with work friends etc.  For the next few weeks? I do not have to do any of things.  I have recovery happening but that is more of one day at a time thing as opposed to a specific period of time or action that needs to be done.  Therefore, what was once filled appropriately and often times, overly so, is now "free".  I don't like to refer to time as "empty" because time is what you make of it.  Empty time is not a bad thing - in fact some empty time allows one to refocus or even "reboot".  However, I like dedicated time.  Dedicated time means it has a purpose.  One could dedicate it to meditation or relaxation - which are fine but that specific time is, in fact, dedicated.  I have writing I can do, I have meditation I can do. I have many subjects I can further explore and/or investigate.  And, yet my day feels like I am not using it to it's full advantage.
Ultimately, I live my life thinking, "tomorrow I could get hit by a bus, was today spent in the very best way?"  We only get so many days, so many hours here ... are you using your time to it's full potential?  :)