Three writings today to demonstrate the fleeting nature of life, and how it is oh-so important to embrace this moment. First, a message from Mother Nature:

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Then some words from the inestimable William Wordsworth. He would surely also tell you, delight in the day, live fully today:

“What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, or glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind."

~ William Wordsworth 

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Message in a Bottle (Susan L Hart)

Chisel not my name
onto elegant stone,
so you that I love
might become slave
to a time and place
that no longer holds
my soul, to which you
could become tied,
lost in sorrow and
life’s limitations.

Rather, joyfully cast
my dust to the wind, so
I may dance on the breeze,
and one day as the leaves
rustle gently overhead,
you will feel me there,
riding a ray of sunshine
kissing your face, and
I’ll whisper in your ear,
“Remember to live free.”

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Message in a Bottle is from: Soul Journey: The Poetry of Life

By Your Grace is from: Our Beautiful Earth

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