LISTEN.....

ever heard someone say "time flies when you're having fun?" or how about "it just seems like yesterday i was a kid with not a care in the world." life will hand us heartaches, sickness, sad moments, angry times, doubt, and frustrations. some will experience these things more than others. but you learn that times waits for no one. so, it is up to you to make good use of time by being a seed that will allow time to teach you to love, forgive, endure, treasure, focus, learn, laugh, dance, pray, share, and listen.

THE SOUNDS OF TIME

THE SOUNDS OF TIME IS OFTEN NOT HEARD
IT’S NOT IN A WHISPER OR FOUND IN A WORD
WHEN LIFE IS A NOISE-SO MUCH MOVING ABOUT
TIME CANNOT BE HEARD-WHEN SILENCE IS OUT

THE TICKING OF HISTORY KEEPS MAKING ITS WAY
INVADING THE PRESENT WE KNOW CANNOT STAY
THE PAST OFTEN WRITTEN WITHIN MIND AND EYE
WE READ AND REMEMBER ABOUT TIMES GONE BY

TIME COMES TO US QUICKLY BUT SOON GOES AWAY
AND TAKES ALL OUR MOMENTS WE GET IN A DAY
AND IN A YEAR’S TIME-WHEN DAYS ARE COLLECTED
WE CAN’T SEE THE MOMENTS THAT WE ONCE NEGLECTED

FOR LIFE CAN BE MUSIC-SWEET SOUNDS TO THE EAR
WHEN CHOOSING TO LISTEN TO TIME WHEN WE HEAR
TO HOLD TIGHT TO MOMENTS WE SEARCH FOR AND FIND
FOR NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE LISTEN TO TIME

GREGORY BOYER
06/27/10

FINAL THOUGHT: listen for those times to appreciate and take notice of simple moments that make you feel good. make a decision to increase those times and hold on to them in your memory bank. make a choice to create a "nice moment" for someone else. maybe to a stranger or even someone you may not like at all. "NOW" is always the time.

QUESTION: when was the best time of your life?