XCII

A lifetime is barely enough.

And yet it’s all we’ve got.

There’s no countdown clock for life – I like that.

What good would it do if there were?

Who would want to run faster, and know better, and feel more than you should?

I run pretty fast as it is.

There are things I don’t know and they teach me something. Another kind of knowing.

Don’t get me started on feelings.

Life is precious, yes.

Life is mysterious, yes.

Unpredictable, yes. Painful, yes. Heady, yes.

A lifetime is barely enough. But it’s all we’ve got.

Be happy with your lot. And live your life.

[Imgaes: Louise Dahl-Wolfe for Harpers Bazaar, 1946]