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Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Transience

I stood on a beach this morning. As I stood there my footprint was suddenly consumed by the sea. It reminded me of just how transient life is.

Posted by Graham Edwards at 09:10 3 comments

Labels: Footprint, Life, Transience

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We may be apart but when I look at the sky and remember that we are standing on the same earth, looking at the same moon, somehow you don't seem so far away after all.

LIFE

Life isn't about dawdling to the grave, arriving safely in an attractive, wrinkle-free body but rather an adventure that ends skidding in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, totally worn out, screaming "Yee-ha. What a ride!!"

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain. (With thanks to shabby girl of A Travelling Fish )

But what are plans other than more restrictions? (With thanks to Pauline)

Feeling young is fabulous but growing old is a blessing!!!
(A comment on this blog by Jaz who used to write Treacy Travels.)

The trick to pushing 70, GB, is to push back -- hard!!!
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I am he who I am

Graham Edwards: Having lived the majority of my life in the Hebrides where my heart is, I feel I can now call myself a Hebridean. For nine years I lived half my life in New Zealand: a country I love. It was an honour being a part time Kiwi.

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