Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in the quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. —Mary Jean Irion
“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in the quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.”

Mary Jean Irion writer, poet

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Anonymous DECEMBER 22, 2024
The poem goes on but where is it? “For one day I shall stretch my arms to the heavens, or bury my head in my pillow and ask for more than all the world for your return”
Elizabeth from New Hampshire FEBRUARY 10, 2017
Today, may we make every moment count, and then we'll see that we have turned a "normal day" into a spectacular one!
Sophie from Oregon FEBRUARY 9, 2017
That is a true goal in life. To be able to love a normal day along with a rare day.
Evy from Tucson, AZ FEBRUARY 8, 2017
This is a great reminder of how we should live daily.

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