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Another Day Closer by Tim Connor Every day you are another day closer to - what? Well, think about it - closer to your last day. I’m not being morbid here, but I’m asking you to consider - do you know how much time you have left? Of course you don’t, no one does! And yet, it’s amazing how many people act if as they have forever - squandering days, weeks, and even years with no purpose, passion, joy, or a sense of adventure and gratitude for the time they are given. Retire if you will. Quit if you must. Give up if you are tired of fighting. Surrender if you feel like life is over. Had enough? Okay, settle if you feel you don’t deserve better. Stop trying if you are tired of losing. Cave into others if you are over being criticized, invalidated, or belittled. Trust me, I can go on with this babble if you want, but personally, it’s hard to even write this stuff sometimes. Why do we wait, postpone, give up, stop trying, or just feel like enough is enough and it’s time to let “whatever will be will be” rule our final or closing years, however many we feel we might have? Is it just life wearing us down? Pride? Our definition of what our final chapter should be like? Or, could it be something more we haven’t taken the time to identify or consider? During my life, having wasted a lot of days, weeks, and even a few years on occasion on my career, a few relationships, and life in general, I am in no position to preach, but I do have the right to share what I have learned. So here goes. A great deal of the quality of life is determined by how we define and respond to adversity, failure, opportunities, success, problems, disappointment, rejection, achievements, and so many other life experiences. But in the end, we have a choice - let them define us or we define them according to our life philosophy, purpose, or mission. We are all going to leave here with either stuff in our “in-basket” and/or unfinished business, words not said, and relation- ships that needed something done or undone before they ended. The only way to avoid any or all of these life mistakes is to be “perfect” and, trust me, none of us are or ever will be - no matter how egotistical, psycho, narcissistic, or arrogant some folks “don’t think” they are. So, life’s nagging questions of us for everyone sooner or later are always: Why aren’t you ____? When are you going to stop ____? When are you going to start ____? What are you waiting for? When are you going to fix ____? Got a few of your own? Now might be a good time to ask them. Life flies by faster than we can possible imagine and the opportunities we missed or passed up, things we didn’t say or do just keep piling up faster and faster. Hundreds of people every day are told they only have so much time to live. Know anyone like that? Is it you? Know some- one who had to deal with this? The truth is, each of us is told this every day, not by physicians or counselors, but by life. And the final question I will leave you with is: ARE YOU LISTENING? In His service, Tim To receive Tim’s weekly FREE motivational booster articles, contact him at www.timconnor.com with “please add me to your free booster e-mail subscriber list” in the subject line. Or contact him via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com 39 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JUNE 2019 Be Aware of Carbon Monoxide Hazards Carbon monoxide (CO) is emitted in the exhaust of gas-powered engines such as portable generators, welders, compressors, and concrete saws. CO does not cause irritation, so a person can be overcome without warning. Severe carbon monoxide poisoning causes neurological damage, illness, coma, and death. Symptoms of CO exposure include headache, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, or tightness across the chest. Prevent CO exposure by allowing adequate ventilation around engines - at least three to four feet of clear space on all sides and above it. Do not use generators indoors. Keep compressors outside, with plenty of hose available to use air-powered tools for the job.