The Steve Miller band penned Time keeps on slippin slippin into the future.
Yesterday I woke up and wondered how September had arrived in the blink of an eye.
Time is free, but it's priceless.
You can't own it, but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it.
Once you've lost it, you can never get it back. Anon
Jim Croce tried to capture time in a bottle.
He articulated the dread we feel as we wait in anticipation for things we desire; yet once it comes, time passes all too quickly. We are told that the past is gone, the future is unknown so live in the present. This is ever more true given the challenges of COVID affecting every aspect of our lives.
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa1 Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone. George Carlin
We can’t control time but we can control how we choose to spend it. Choose wisely.
All I want for Christmas - replacing presents with presence
No act of kindness however small is ever wasted. Aesop
With each successive year my Christmas list gets shorter much to the dismay of my children. With age we realise that the most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. Thich Nhat Hahn Sometimes in the commercial blitzkrieg of the holiday season we lose sight of this simple truth. Today is International Volunteer Day (IVD), an opportunity for volunteers and organisations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work.
Volunteers give their time selflessly, without pay, their reward is simply making someone else happy. This week I invite you to to consider that “Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference.” Kathy Calvin . For A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world. Mohammad Ali . This season I invite you to save on presents and instead offer your unconditional presence.
People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did but they will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou . Offer your time freely, give without remembering and receive with out forgetting. For, The heart that gives, gathers. Tao Te Ching