7 + 13 Quotes For Today July 13, 2010
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My lucky number . . . 713.
To celebrate today, I considered gathering and sharing 713 truisms about time and its passage . . . until I looked at the number of candles on my cake and did the math.
Given the limited time I have remaining on the planet, I shall not undertake such a grandiose gesture.
Instead, here are 7 + 13 observations about time:
1. Do not delay; the golden moments fly! ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. Life is too short to waste a moment . . . enjoy the here and now!
3. Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. ~ Erma Phillips
4. Time may be linear but when our thoughts are circular . . . chasing our tails would be more productive.
5. To attend to the moment is to attend to eternity.
6. Time is our most valuable and irreplaceable commodity ~ a bank account which mandates daily withdrawals, prohibits deposits, and pays dividends when we spend it wisely.
7. What I wouldn’t give to be 70 again. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes (age 92)
8. Why put off living the way you want to live? There are only so many tomorrows. ~ Michael Landon
9. No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old toddler laughing with a puppy! ~ Bern Williams
10. Humans are miserable because you’re always focused on what you want. And, even when you get it, you’re miserable, because nothing lasts. ~ Socrates (Peaceful Warrior)
11. Time provides a unique perspective on our troubles.
12. In the timeless present, you don’t need a reason to be happy . . . you just are.
13. Never lose your child’s heart. ~ Mencius
14. Create some space in your life for the Universe to work its magic.
15. We don’t stop laughing because we grow old ~ we grow old because we stop laughing. ~ Michael Pritchard
16. If you’re enjoying yourself . . . it’s not wasted time.
17. Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed. ~ Corita Kent
18. Life = a multitude of mundane moments, interspersed with a few glorious moments of revelry.
19. The secret to happiness . . . find joy in the mundane.
For example, laugh at the absurdities of life:
20. Your lips are not meant to be flotation devices for your face in case it capsizes. ~ Carol Leiffer (on collagen injections)
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