This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each passing minute, each passing year, there's this deepening awareness that I am filling, gaining time. We stand on the brink of eternity.

Ann Voskamp
This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each...
This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each...
This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each...
This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each...
About This Quote

The author is saying that each day should be filled with the other things that we need to do that day. We should not waste our time looking at things that we will never get back. Each day is like a sieve, and we should use it wisely.

Source: One Thousand Gifts: A Dare To Live Fully Right Where You Are

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