Life is too Short Not to Have Ice Cream

"Life is too short."

 How many times have we heard that? I just heard it once again--in a commercial that ended with, "Life is too short not to have ice cream." Well, maybe.

 If you've tried watching Alice the giraffe give birth on Facebook Live this week, her labor and delivery seem like it's taking an eternity. The reality is, a minute is a minute and a day is a day, no matter how you slice it. So why do we often feel there are never enough hours in the day? I don't recall ever hearing those words spoken by a child. In fact, children often express the opposite:

 "How much longer?"

 "Are we there yet?"

 "How many 'sleeps' until Christmas?" (my favorite)

 I have a small collection of clocks, many of which are right only twice per day. It gives me the sense of time standing still. Actually, birthdays and anniversaries feel pretty close to real time; I have no delusion on this side of the hill. Even at my age, I feel like I've had a good long life--not too short, and hopefully, a good bit longer.

 Now, what I can't believe are the results of eating ice cream like "life is too short." So, maybe there aren't enough hours in the day--hours at the gym, that is.

[Carolyn Fjeran, LowTide explorer/reflective writer; horticulturist & gardener; former writer for Cooperative Extension Service, Master Gardeners, and The Newnan Times-Herald]

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