7 + 13 Quotes For Today

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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