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The ever-accelerating passage of time

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“How did it get so late so soon?”
     -–Dr. Seuss

Do you remember how long it took your birthdays to come around each year when you were a child? If your childhood was like mine it probably seemed like the next birthday would never arrive.

But something likely changed as you got older. Instead of your birthdays taking their sweet time in making their arrival, they began coming in bunches. For me, it seems like I now have about three birthdays per year!  [Read more…]

Time is both precious and fleeting. Use it wisely.

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“Time is what we want most and what we use worst.“
     -–William Penn

Chances are you’ve heard the famous adage “Youth is wasted on the young“.

When you think about it, there’s a lot of truth in that.

By the time most of us have life figured out, we’ve already used most of it up.

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It’s never too late to start making up for lost time

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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.“
       –Ancient Chinese Proverb

Do you ever catch yourself saying something like the following?

“I wish I had done [whatever] back when I was younger. I have really missed out.“

Trust me, we all have regrets over opportunities missed, or simply passed up in order to take a different path.

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Why is the U.S. Capitol located on the east coast?

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Have you ever wondered why the U.S. capitol is located on the east coast instead of somewhere near the middle of the country?

Well, there’s actually a very good reason, and you can probably guess what it is…

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The power of learning (from the mistakes of others)

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“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.“
     -–Eleanor Roosevelt

I’ve heard it said that wisdom isn’t something you’re born with, but something you accumulate over a lifetime of taking lessons from the mistakes all of us humans will inevitably make.

Yes, it’s true that we all make mistakes, but the prudent among us try to learn from them so they never make those same mistakes again.  [Read more…]