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Jennifer Matiran

“Time Brings All Things to Pass” ?Aeschylus

Thomas Edison wrote: “Hang in there. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

Michael Jordan said: “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot…and missed. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.”

Mozart wrote his first symphony at age 7. Shane Gould won an Olympic medal at age 12. At age 14 Leann Rimes topped the Country music charts. At age 17, Joan of Arc led an army in defense of Europe. At age 57, Ray Kroc founded McDonald’s. At 71, Michalangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. At age 80, George Burns won his first Oscar. At 104 Cal Evans wrote his first book on the American West.

Einstein proved that there is no such thing as time. I don’t understand the scientific way in which it was proven but it was indeed proven scientifically. I understood it in a different way: Two different men sit next to a beautiful woman for an hour. The hour for the first man seems to go by in a heartbeat, minutes. The hour for the second man seems to go by in an hour or even longer. Why is that? Well the second gentleman was the beautiful woman’s brother. Do you get it? Time is a perception that is unique to every individual.

Time has ruined my game lately. I go to the tablewith a time limit; “I got to be out of here by 5, to make the softball game.” In recent weeks, every time I go to play the game we all know and love, there’s been a time limit for some reason or other. And that, my friends, is why many people lose. Poker is a waiting game, if one cannot wait long enough for the opportunity to win, they will inevitably lose.

It’s the same in life; time limits can ruin an individual. “I’m going to be a millionaire by forty, or I’m going to be married with children by thirty or I’m going to finish school by this time or I’m going to lose 20lbs by this time or I’m going to be out of debt by this time or I’m going to write a book by this time or I’m going to have my own business by the time or I’m going to buy a house by this time or I’m going to make my dreams come true by this time or I’m going to meet the man or woman of my dreams by this time, by this time, by this time, by this time.” What happens when one does not reach where they had imagined by that time? Disillusionment. That was the worse thing that has ever happened to me; thank goodness that I see it all differently now.

I’m here to let you know that it’s okay to have time frames on what you want to be or accomplish in life BUT when things don’t work out the way you’ve planned, the game is not over. No, no, itmeans the game has just begun. And you’ll win the game, if you don’t subscribe to the notion of being defeated. Keep going. Learn how to control negative inner dialogue. There are people who have dedicated their whole lives to this subject and other areas that will help you grow. They’ve written books, read the books, listen to the CD’s!! Work on yourself and understand that everything may not happen the way you’ve planned but that’s okay. It’s okay if it doesn’t happen the way you’ve planned, you know why? Because it’s going to happen better than you have planned…just believe…

Until next time, “May you have everthing that you’ve ever wanted, better than you’ve imagined it.” I’m going running now, not to look better but to feel good…

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