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“Make it count.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s a touch of\u00a0truth in the statement most commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin: “Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”<\/p>\n

Turns out it was originally stated thus by Aristotle:\u00a0“It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.” (At least, so says Wikipedia<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

This morning – despite the inevitable inertia, tension, and stress at trying something new – we all got out of the house and down to Maroubra Beach by about 6:30am ish. Bel packed us a picnic brekky, and I went for a surf while Bel and the kids did some exercise at the outdoor gym, had running races, went for a quick dip, and scooted around. We all re-convened for breakfast, before coming home and getting ready for the day.<\/p>\n

It got me thinking about what it takes to make each day count, and in fact what “make it count” actually means.<\/p>\n

To me, it means making the most of our health and vitality, our resources, our talents, and our time. Make the most of those things, and see what we\u00a0can\u00a0create<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Use our skills (or skillz – go gangsta) to do something interesting, beautiful, creative, wonderful, loving, special, unique.<\/p>\n

Make our lives mean something. It only has to be meaningful to ourselves, but it ought to have\u00a0some<\/em> meaning.<\/p>\n

Make it count:<\/p>\n