"Time is the coin of your life.
It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine
how it will be spent."
Carl Sandburg
If life is a coin, I have never hoarded nor have I squandered it. I have held my coin in the palm of my hand with wonderment. I would never simply toss a coin by the way side and I certainly pick up pennies wherever they may be found.
In some respects, in my solitary life, I didn't always use my time wisely. Either I was over extended at work or collapsed in exhaustion from raising four children. There was certainly time for reading, and perhaps this is where my adventures unfolded, offering me a sense of never ending time.
Now, time is likened to the backdrop of my life. I move along freely but slowly, trying to stretch my coin as far as it will go. I deeply appreciate the time I have been given and will value it until I pass.
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