Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands

From: Spokane Public Radio
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I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any new leaves or completely shed any bad habits. I'm basically the same person I was this time last year. Read the full description.

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Playing: Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands
From: Spokane Public Radio

Scan10036_small I let a whole year slip through my fingers. Like the sand I scooped up at the beach on my vacation, months, days, weeks and hours trickled away until they were all gone and I was left with empty hands. I don?t have a lot to show for last year. I didn?t lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn?t save nearly enough time or money. I didn?t turn over any new leaves or completely shed any bad habits. I?m basically the same person I was this time last year. I was hoping for a little more than that.

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I let a whole year slip through my fingers. Like the sand I scooped up at the beach on my vacation, months, days, weeks and hours trickled away until they were all gone and I was left with empty hands. I don?t have a lot to show for last year. I didn?t lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn?t save nearly enough time or money. I didn?t turn over any new leaves or completely shed any bad habits. I?m basically the same person I was this time last year. I was hoping for a little more than that.