Someone once told me that the best things in life aren't things at all. And now that I'm married and have a family of my own, I really can appreciate that advice. You could have all the money and worldly possessions, but if you don't have anyone to share them with, they become meaningless. This past Thanksgiving holiday, I had a chance to spend some time with family and friends in the mountain town of Julian, California. During the days we went for hikes and in the evenings we would return to our cabin, build a fire in the fireplace, eat dinner, drank, played games, read and watched movies together. Life in my opinion doesn't get any better than that. Being the artist/photographer that I am, I'm always looking and observing what is happening around me... no matter where I am. Since we were in the mountains surrounded by beautiful oak, pine and sycamore trees, I was in awe of how the light during the day would filter through the trees. In the late afternoon, while everyone was relaxing and having some quiet time to themselves, I went outside into a nearby forest with my camera and watched the sun setting through the trees. I reflected on my life and all those who were part of it. I truly was thankful of what god had given me and I felt fortunate to be alive. I felt a sense of peace I often get when I'm alone in nature. It's experiences like this that help remind myself that time is fleeting and makes me to take notice of how wonderful life is. One evening, while I was saying goodnight to my children and holding their small hands in mine, I knew that someday those hands wouldn't be so small anymore. That the time is now to embrace my life and theirs and be thankful for all the blessings that the world has given to me. Now is the time to love, live and be loved.
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. - Carl Sandburg Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning? - Coleman Cox Lost, yesterday, somewhere between Sunrise and Sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever. - Horace Mann Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. - Will Rogers To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. - Emily Dickinson Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst. - Willaim Penn
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