In his book Answers to Satisfy the Soul, my writing partner Jim - TopicsExpress



          

In his book Answers to Satisfy the Soul, my writing partner Jim Denney observes that each and every day we all receive a free gift— ours to do with as we please. With each new morning, we receive the gift of 86,400 seconds, 86,400 ticks of the clock. We choose how to spend each second. We can invest each second, make it count, treat it as something rare and irreplaceable, or we can simply kill time. “People say time is money,” Denney writes. “I say time is life. . . . Ever hear someone say, ‘I’m just killing time’? What is he really saying? ‘I’m just killing myself.’ Because time is all you have, and when it’s gone, you’re dead. When you kill time, you kill yourself, moment by moment, second by second, a little bit at a time.” Coach Wooden understands the preciousness of a single second. In the game of basketball, time is everything. You’ve got four twelve-minute quarters to get the job done, forty-eight minutes to shoot more baskets than the other guy. As soon as the ball is inbounded, the shot clock starts ticking. You’ve got twenty-four seconds to shoot, or the ball turns over. The entire time you’re dribbling, passing, and moving the ball, you face a determined opponent who blocks you, bumps you, puts his hand in your face, and tries to steal the ball— and the clock keeps ticking down. It’s not easy to score under those conditions, but there’s no finer feeling in the world than beating the buzzer and making that clutch shot. It’s all in how you use your time. Life is precious. Time is irreplaceable. You don’t have a moment to lose. So make each day your masterpiece. Williams, Pat; Denney, James (2011-02-01). Coach Wooden: The 7 Principles That Shaped His Life and Will Change Yours (p. 84). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:19:06 +0000

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