Stay open to a new idea for at least five minutes. You could be surprised at the benefit of remaining open those three hundred seconds.
From Isaiah 43:19: “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Storms make trees take deeper roots.
Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
Dolly Parton (born 1946) is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter. Her success in country music has enriched her life with opportunities to become a philanthropist, actress, and businesswoman.
From Genesis 1:1-2: “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.”
Before mountains ever brought forth
Emptiness waits for its time
Then, Creator formed life at last
Dynamics endlessly rhyme
Nightly dance follows daily song
Morning’s sunrise shall renew
Creator’s everlasting time
Earth’s serenity in view
Delight in counting each minute
Time’s destiny in His hands
Creator’s faithful perfection
Ceaseless, unyielding commands
Dwelling place for generations
Harmony’s heavenly home
Creator’s time never stands still
Perpetual peace shall roam
Compassion breathes from time’s oneness
Love filling each endeavor
Our Creator’s Infinity
Forever joins forever
From Psalm 90:2: “Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.”
Shifting paradigm
Lifetime of transformation—
Human poles reversed
Sensing empty tank
Journey’s destiny now waits—
Pause life’s clock, refuel
Adding one more thought
Searching for life’s unusual—
Never pigeon-holed
Things will never stay the same. The only sure thing is change. That’s why there’s always tomorrow.
How many chances do you get to do something new?
Gloria Estefan (born 1957) is an American singer and actress. A native of Cuba, she and her husband, Emilio, are the creative spirit behind their band, the Miami Sound Machine (1977-1988).
London’s pause in time
Laboring around the clock—
Resetting Big Ben
Wandering nowhere
Years of thoughtful rebuilding—
Now going somewhere
Performance delayed
Searching for absent cello—
Airline’s missing case
What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.
Give yourself a gift: the present moment.
Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 to 180. His reign was near the end of the Pax Romana, an era of peace and stability.
We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.
Time will take your money, but money won’t buy time.
James Taylor (born 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. His talents have been well-recognized with six Grammy awards as well as being selected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Clock’s movements quietly advance
Calendar pages keep turning
Realizing now, time so precious
Yesterday, never returning
Today, now galloping away
Each moment quickly discarded
Vanishing minutes tearing up
Uncertain time left unguarded
Tomorrow arrives much too soon
Yesterday feeling incomplete
Searching for one more treasured hour
Empty time becomes bittersweet
Distant dreams fill with missing days
Harmony’s peacefulness arrives
Pursuing extra, precious time
Delights harvested from archives
Morning sunrise gathers on time
Eagerness to explore today
Looking forward, cherished outlook
Every moment planning to stay
Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch.
Things change . . . things happen . . . things you can’t imagine when you’re young and full of hope.
Judy Blume (born 1938) is an American writer who is best known for her children’s books and young adult novels.
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