Friday, May 28, 2010

Spend it Wisely . . .

A dear "old" friend sent me this today and I wanted to share with my new friends! I hope you enjoy :-)

Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your personal use.
However, this prize had rules, just as any game has certain rules!
The first set of rules would be:
Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.
The second set of rules:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, it’s over and the game is over!
It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted, right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?
ACTUALLY, this GAME is REALITY!
Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank.
The Magical Bank is TIME!
Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a
Gift of LIFE,
and Yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account
at
any time ~ WITHOUT warning!
What will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds? Aren't they worth much, much more than the same amount in dollars? Think about that, and always enjoy every second of your life, because time races by quicker than we think. So take care of yourself and here's wishing you a wonderfully beautiful day!

~ ~ ~ Spend It Wisely ~ ~ ~






7 comments:

  1. Such a great way to think about spending wisely ~ TIME truly is THE most valuable gift. This post really explains it so well. Thanks for sharing!

    I'm keeping my fingers, toes, eyes, and whatever else I can, crossed in hopes of winning your sweet giveaway!

    Happy PINK SATURDAY!

    Big TX Hugs,
    Stephanie
    Angelic Accents

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  2. Happy Pink Saturday! This is really a great post, makes you think about being financially sound, which is quite difficult in this rotten economy!

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  3. Wonderful post!! Lovely and inspiring!
    Happy PInk S!! Yay! enjoy your wkd!!
    Kiki~

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  4. HELLO LYNN....
    WHAT A WAKE UP CALL, FOR THOSE OF US WHO TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED, THANKS FOR THIS INSPIRING POST SWEET BLOGGY FRIEND :0)

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  5. Lynn,
    This is one of the best post's I ever read!!

    I always say that I have been given the gift of Time but what i do with that gift is just as important!!!

    Thank you so much for reminding me of that!!

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  6. Hello, Lynn,
    Thank you for sharing this and the reminder to spend our time so very wisely and treasure each minute of life. I purchased one of your beautiful embellished bottles yesterday, and I am so excited to be able to!! I look forward to receiving this treasure. Enjoy your weekend, sweet friend~ Vicki

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  7. This is a great post ~ really convicting. Makes me want to pay much more attention to how I spend my 86,400.

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