Kairos Time
The inspiration for creating a place and space for you to experience a truly memorable stay came from reading a passage in Sarah Ban Breathnach's Simple Abundance1 ..........
"The ancient Greeks called Time's twin nature, Chronos and Kairos.
Chronos is clocks, deadlines, watches, calendars, agendas, planners, schedules, beepers. Chronos is time at her worst. Chronos keeps track. Chronos is the delusion of grandeur. Chronos is running the Marine Corps marathon in heels. In Chronos we think only of ourselves. Chronos is the world's time.
Kairos is transcendence, infinity, reverence, joy, passion, love, the Sacred. Kairos is intimacy with the Real. Kairos is time at her best. Kairos lets go. In Kairos we escape the dungeon of self. Kairos is a Schubert-waltz in nineteenth century Vienna with your soul mate. Kairos is Spirit's time.
We exist in Chronos. We long for Kairos. That's our duality. Chronos requires speed so that it won't be wasted. Kairos requires space so that it might be savoured. We do in Chronos. In Kairos we're allowed to be.
So how do we exchange Chronos for Kairos?
- By slowing down.
- By concentrating on one thing at a time.
- By going about whatever we are doing as if it were the only thing worth doing at that moment.
- By pretending we have all the time in the world, so that our subconscious will kick in and make it so.
- By making time.
- By taking time.
It only takes a moment to cross over from Chronos to Kairos, but it does take a moment.
All that Kairos asks is our willingness to stop running ...
You are then in Kairos Time ..."
With thanks to Sarah for the insight.
Footnotes
1. Ban Breathnach, S., 1996, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy, Australian & New Zealand Edition, Hodder, Sydney, Australia, p. October 12.
