From the Archives: Time

I'm too busy today to blog, so I'll copy this from the past...

I sit and collect my thoughts for another day
Thinking about how much life has changed
Time moves too fast and days go by too quickly
I wish I could get off this ride and just slow down for one week

But time is often just an interpretation
A minute is always a minute
A day is always a day
A months is always a month

But our mind perceives them in different ways
In the blink of an eye another day has gone by and we start all over again the next morning
Too bad we can’t start the previous day over and do it all over again
But you can’t change the past and you have to adjust for the future

No one else is going to stop their life just because yours has gotten away from you
But what about those that do make time to help others
What about those who disregard a time within their lives to help yours out
Time hasn’t stopped for them but part of them has stopped in time
I believe the term is friend

Sometimes a friend can change your fresh start for the next day
Whether it be a bit of good advice or a little helping hand
But the best friends are those that dedicate their ears to you when you need it the most
A time when you feel so distraught and just need someone to share your thoughts with

Of course listening is only part of friendship
When a response is necessary, that same friend will give it
So instead of trying to change the past, try changing the future
If you can’t do it alone, then look toward your friend for some free advice

And always remember, that same friend may come to you for the same reasons
So lend an ear and see if you can help their future
Life will continue to change but that doesn’t mean it has to be bad
Because a true friend will offer good advice to make those changes better

In the words of Linkin Park
“Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down ‘til the end of the day
The clock ticks life away”

April 13, 2003

From the Archives: Life

Here's something I wrote in April 2002...

In life, you build the roads you walk on
You construct your bridges to overcome your challenges
You fail, but only to become more learned for the next time
You win, but never give it a second thought

Cause another challenge is just ahead
You can take it in stride with your head up high
You can try to ignore it only to be destined to fail
For you may never win unless you first fall

Cause every failure is a lesson to be learned
And only the smart ones will survive in this world
For life is nothing more than failure and success
And success never comes without a price

No regrets and never look back
Never second-guess yourself
You may lose this time
But there’s always a next

So build your bridge with what you have learned
And know that it was built by your own hands
For the greatest feeling of lifelong success
Is achieved when you pass life’s little test