Our time on earth is limited and each passing minute reduces it even more. Yesterday will not be recouped, past moments cannot be recovered, and time will never still. There are no exceptions.
But living on limited time is not as tragic as it sounds, at least not for me.
It’s actually exhilarating. I know many ordinary people with extraordinary talents – gifts so remarkable that I can’t help but marvel and wish that I could do as they do, the way that they do it. But I don’t have time to live out what doesn’t belong to me. Neither do I really want to. So while I support, applaud and admire the genius of others, my gifts are just as astonishing. Therefore, my time must be invested in creating a better, greater me.
It’s liberating because time does not permit me to allow others to define or enclose me within four brick walls with concrete floors and low ceilings and call it my life. Forgive me if I ignore you at times, but though you mean well, your voice or your thoughts or your fears cannot become my guide. Nor will I become a caricature of a character in a world that you create for me. No, there is just enough time for me to invent me.
But most important, living on limited time leaves no room for regrets. In the past, my remorse over lost time had posed an immediate threat to any future possibilities. Thoughts like, It’s too late or I’m dug in now or I should have done it five years ago would plague my consciousness and conversations until I almost believed it, until my vision was nearly destroyed, until I just about accepted what was as what would be. But time moved even when I didn’t until eventually my will to evolve into what I truly desired was stronger than any fret of wasted moments. Now, just the mere fact that I have life drives me into each new moment, each new hour, each new day fully confident that I still have the opportunity to do what I put off doing yesterday.
Yes, my time on earth is limited and each passing minute reduces it even more. Yesterday will not be recouped, past moments cannot be recovered, and time will never still. There are no exceptions. None. So I’m grateful for each moment and take none for granted.
Sincerely yours,
Mo–
Right on the money, Honey.
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Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!
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Thanks, Chris for your support and encouragement!
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Waiting for more….. don’t be stingy with your writing.
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Thanks for your continued support! Keep reading!
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Awesome! Live your life.
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Exactly, Cass! Our own life is all that we truly have so I attempt to live mine to the fullest!
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Nice Mo… This one hit home.
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Thanks so much for reading, Kia! I’m truly glad that you enjoyed it!
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Jay-Z said in the remix of the song “Power” with Kanye West, “Do you have the power to come out from up under you?” I believe you just did Monique. Great piece! Aspire to inspire. Keep up the great work.
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Thank you very much!
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As usual great writing Moe!!!!
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Thanks Monique..I Needed This:)
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Thanks for reading, Dionne! And believe me, it’s something that I constantly remind myself.
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Great post Mo! I love your fabulous life, but I love mine for me even more.
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Thanks, Nik! And know that you are one of the greatest people doing fascinating things that I know!
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I soooo needed this encouragement this morning Mo, thanks for sharing!!!
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Glad it was helpful, Lesha! Thanks for reading!
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Mo….All I can say is worth waiting for…. Keep them coming… Great work girl..
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Dr. King said, we can’t fall victim of time because time doesn’t pick sides, time is neutral.
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So true, Kris!
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I love reading this Mo and its so very true we should all make the most of the time we are given on this earth because you cant get any missed moments back once the time has passed….
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