oubaitori is a japanese idiom written as a combination of kanji characters,
representing four trees that bloom in spring: cherry, plum, apricot and peach.
—
i believe this to be true for everyone
from the youngest child
to the most elderly.
May12
Tag Archives: time
Mar13
never enough time.
and once again
the meaningless disruption
of daylight savings time
has returned
leaving
many of us
unmoved by it.
—
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”
-bill watterson, calvin and hobbes
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image credit: wallhere.com
Mar9
the end in mind.
on the first of three days
of parent-teacher conferences
at the end of just our second family meeting
one of us
(names are unimportant)
closed the conference
with a friendly goodbye –
“have a great weekend!”
only to
glance up
noticing
it was actually
tuesday at 10:02am.
almost there….
—
“begin with the end in mind.”
-stephen covey
Nov8
what time is it anyway?
and with the return of daylight savings time,
this quote is more relevant to me than ever.
i literally just want to know what is the right time?
Sep8
how long is forever?
the usps has announced that the price of forever stamps is going up
isn’t that the purpose of buying forever stamps,
so you never ever have to pay more or wonder what the current price is?
so forever isn’t forever?
—
i decided to ask my reliable old friend, merriam webster –
forever adverb
for·ev·er | \ fə-ˈre-vər , fȯ-; Southern often fə-ˈe-və \
Definition of forever
1
: for a limitless time
wants to live forever
2
: at all times : CONTINUALLY
is forever making bad puns
forever noun
Definition of forever
: a seemingly interminable time : excessively long
it took her forever to find the answer
—
i then asked my two steves for their answer:
” intend to live forever. so far, so good.”
-steven wright
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“nothing cannot exist forever.”
-stephen hawking
Jun11
feathers.
coming together
long past the calendar date
to celebrate a dear friend’s milestone birthday
as if no time has passed.
—
“our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.”
-jean paul
Mar14
there’s a time.
not sure if it will be night or day when i wake up today
on daylight savings time change day.
Mar4
beautiful story.
sometimes we all need a little break
time and space to sit and ponder.
—
“silence is a beautiful story.”
-kulpreet yadav
Apr13
awaiting.
the playground sits
quietly
awaiting the return
of the children.
—
“it is very strange that the years teach us patience —
that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.”
-e. taylor, A Wreath of Roses
Mar8
the only thing.
on yet another daylight savings time adjustment day
still the same number of hours in a day
no matter what you call them
each one equally valuable
priceless.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 