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Today is a Gift

Kent Sanders — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 05:00:11 +0000

Every writer understands this basic truth: it’s easy to let one day run into the next one. Then weeks, months and eventually years pass by and you wonder where the time went. The writing life can have a certain monotony to it that makes it hard to feel like each is unique or special.

But nothing could be further from the truth. Every single day is unique. This day will never come around again. You only have this one shot, so don’t blow this one opportunity to live these twenty-four hours. So, you must treat today like the gift it truly is.

It’s not just about us, though. We have to treat our audience the same way. We have to show up every day, ready to write, ready to create, ready to serve. They deserve the best you can give.

The legendary singer Tony Bennett said, “If you walk out there like it’s just another night, the audience is going to treat you the same way.” Those are wise words from a man who has been entertaining and serving audiences for decades.

Daily Question: Are you treating this day as the gift it truly is?

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It’s Never Just Another Day

Kent Sanders — Mon, 16 May 2022 06:00:31 +0000

Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single day is unique. It will never come around again. You only have this one shot, this one opportunity to live these twenty-four hours. So, you must treat today like the gift it truly is.

As a result, we have to treat our audience the same way. We have to show up every day, ready to write, ready to create, ready to serve. They deserve the best you can give.

The legendary singer Tony Bennett said, “If you walk out there like it’s just another night, the audience is going to treat you the same way.” Wise words from a man who has been entertaining and serving audiences for decades.

Daily Question: Are you treating this day as the gift it truly is?

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The Clock is Always Running

Kent Sanders — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:00:57 +0000

Have you ever held up an hourglass and looked it closely? From a distance, the sand looks as though it was one single element that can snake through the bottleneck between the top and bottom of the hourglass. But upon closer inspection, you can see that it’s just thousands and thousands of tiny grains. The average adult will live around 27,000 days. That seems like a lot, but if you’re a middle-aged person, half of those days are already gone. Every day you live is another day spent. fansonly kiiks44 Every week, another seven days is gone. And of course, every year takes away another 365 days. You’re spending one of your days right now. The clock never stops. It’s always running. Are you using this day well? Will you be proud of how you used it come tomorrow? Your time on earth is limited. If you don’t write today, that’s one less day you have to make your writing dreams a reality. There’s no time like the present.

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You Only Get One Life

Kent Sanders — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:00:06 +0000

The 1980’s movie Groundhog Day is arguably Bill Murray’s most popular movie. He plays a local TV weatherman who gets caught in an endless loop where he relives the same day repeatedly. He gets killed in an endless number of ways, has the same conversations over and over again, and can’t seem to escape.

It’s the movie version of the reset button on a video game. If you grew up in the 1980s or later, you know the experience of trying to beat a game, getting frustrated, and hitting the reset button over and over so you get endless lives.

It’s too bad real life doesn’t work that way. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a reset button to go back and re-do past mistakes? How cool would it be to have endless opportunities to have new life experiences or avoid those situations that cause us pain?

Unfortunately, you only have one life. We each have a limited number of days. There are only so many books you can write. There are only so many people you can meet. You can’t do everything or avoid every mistake.

James Baldwin said, “Best advice I ever got was from an old friend of mine who said, ‘You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life at all.’”

You won’t live forever. This day you’re living won’t come around again. It only happens once. What will you do with this day you have been given, which will slip through your hands so quickly, and which you can never get back again?

You have a choice to make… so choose wisely.

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