Imagine . . .

There is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out ALL OF IT, of course!!!!

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME.  Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.

Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. 

There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow." You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!  The clock is running. Make the most of today.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the ! value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE-SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.

And remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery.  Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!!!

i have things planned each day of this week!! YAY! this is probably gonna be the best week out of my whole summer haha. :]

edit- 6/17]]]

new song. For Good from Wicked. it reminds me of graduation (Wiss'04's grad song). makes me kinda sad but its a wonderful song to listen to never the less. i hope we have a nice song like this at my graduation... :]

"I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good"

THIS ENTRY IS COMMENT-ABLE- so comment me, you losers

i am no longer a freshman :[  how i loved this year. ive gone through changes, learned & experienced so much, grew, challenged myself, met & lost friends.. the list goes on. this year had its' ups & down but it was just wonderful all the same. a year; how precious time is. lacrosse was awesome though i never reached my goal. still meant a lot to me. it was what i anxiously waited for every single day and there were many days when it determinded my emotions. my continual shin splints & other foot/leg conditions hindered my performance so badly :[ but what fun it was!! to the people who were a big part of my life this school year, thanks :] hope to see you guys around. :D

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS of '04!!!

it was a priviledge to be part of your graduation ceremony. no, im not really close to most of you seniors but youre all wonderful people and im glad that i came to know you (though in some cases it was brief). best of luck. take care and stay with God; He'll take care of everything. i hope that in a couple years, we'll be able to sit down and enjoy each others company. thank you for being a part of my life, whether big or small, & helping make this year wonderful. i shall miss your faces in the hallway.

"Goodnight, goodnight. Parting is such sweet sorrow..."

"Whether we want to admit it or not, the longing for an "awakening moment" is all of our deepest desires."
- JAMA '04

im stuck and i need help. i dont get why i cant just accept God. its so hard for me but i dont understand why because its what i want. its been like that for so long. its frustrating. theres like-_- some big block there keeping me from God. so, what im asking is for your prayers. i completely feel the quote up there. really, what i want right now is for that "awakening moment" and to accept Christ. if someone could give me anything, that would be it. i want it so bad... but i need help. so please pray for me.  im very optimistic about this. i know that i'll be able to accept God one day, i just dont know when. this is the journey and process of it all. this is my struggle. im like the guy in the animation up there in my header. ill take time and work and help- but im gonna reach it. and when i do its gonna be... the greatest thing.