I recieved 3 seperate e-mails this morning almost at the exact same moment.  As I read the messages of each they seemed connected. (at least to me)   Perhaps it is because I will be turning 45 in a couple weeks and have long been noticing and acknowledging that the reflection in the bathroom mirror isn’t what it used to be.  :)  My wife claims she likes my more “settled” look?!   

While I am not so sure about looking “settled’… I am sure that I do want to live a life filled with purposeful pursuits, enjoying the bliss, the hardship and the challenging experiences that are the stuff that life is made of… and I want to recommit myself to living more fully each new day.

I invite you to enjoy the quotes… and this fresh new day (and week)

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know why I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.  — Will Rogers

“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just like people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey … delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” - Gordon B. Hinckley

“Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose.”  ~ Lance Armstrong

Time is limited …. so live each moment.  Kirk Out