I remember as a child being very attached to this wooden chip I had found in my mothers jewelry box. For some reason, I was fascinated with this round piece of wood. To me it had the feel of "luck" all over it. I treasured this wooden token and often carried it in my pants pocket, pulling it out from time to time to read the markings. At night I would hide this favored piece near my bed so no one else would find it and potentially swipe my lucky treasure. After all, they were hard to come by!
Who would have imagined that what I was absorbing into my little brain and heart would hold such a significant message to me today.
The inscription I had scanned over and over, unknowingly creating a childhood "mantra" read as follows:
THIS IS A ROUND TUIT. GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE. TUITS ARE HARD TO COME BY- ESPECIALLY THE ROUND ONES. IT WILL HELP YOU BECOME A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WORKER. FOR YEARS YOU'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY, "I'LL DO THIS WHEN I GET A ROUND TUIT." SO NOW THAT YOU HAVE ONE, YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ALL THOSE THINGS YOU PUT ASIDE UNTIL YOU GOT... A ROUND TUIT!!
Im not sure where my treasured Round Tuit is today. But, I still hold tightly to that childhood mantra, realizing just how valuable and fleeting TIME is.
With all my love ~ Meredith
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