 Time Bank
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400.
It carries over no balance from day to day.
Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you fail to use during the day.
What would you do?
Draw out every cent, of course!
Each of us has such a bank.
Its name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.
It carries over no balance.
It allows no overdraft.
Each night it burns the remains of the day.
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours.
There is no going back.
There is no drawing against the "tomorrow".
You must live in the present on today's deposits.
Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!
The clock is running.
Natural Highs
Falling in love.
Laughing so hard your face hurts.
A hot shower.
A special glance.
Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
Chocolate milkshake. (or vanilla or strawberry)
A good conversation.
Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).
Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
Road trips with friends.
Swinging on swings.
Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
Having your friends send you home-made cookies.
Holding hands with someone you care about.
Watching the sunrise.
Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.
Knowing that somebody misses you.
Getting a hug from somebody you care about deeply.
Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think.
Submitted by Donna
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 Fortune - Coookies
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Your good fortune will be clearly evident soon.
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A thing of beauty shall bring you great joy.
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You have the wisdom to think before speaking.
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Your talents will soon be recognized.
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You can solve your problems if you exert yourself.
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You are going to have some new clothes.
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You have at your command the “wisdom of the ages.”
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Winners expect to win in advance.
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Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Luck begins to soar as high as your ambition.
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You will soon face something new and exciting.
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Your principles mean more to you than any money or success.
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You will be unusually successful in business.
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Keep a “go-for-it” attitude and you are sure to be a winner.
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You are mentally alert, put your mind to good use.
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Take pains to prevent getting completely exhausted.
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To reach distant places, one has to take the first step.
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Calm, poise and balance will help your life to flourish.
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Cherish home and family as a special treasure.
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Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.
MAKE THE MOST OF TODAY
 To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who just missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. And remember that time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.
That's why it's called the present!
Hope is for those who do not have an understanding of grace.
Twenty Dollars
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."
He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by... WHO WE ARE.
You are special - don't ever forget it."
What cannot be taught, but can be discovered? Wisdom.
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