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Your age is just the number of times you've traveled around the sun.


Which means, as of yesterday, I've traveled 23,360,000,000 miles around the sun in its elliptical orbit.

That's a lot. But that's just the beginning.

I've also traveled around the earth's axis 14,600 times, which adds an additional 365,000,000. 

Further, the sun is hurtling around the galaxy with earth in tow at 43,000 miles an hour, which means I've traveled 376,680,000 in the general direction of Vega.

That's a total of more than 24 billion (!) miles. It makes the actual miles I've traveled across the earth's surface seem like a rounding error.

It's an interesting thought - humbling and expansive at once.

The universe can be a very lonely place. It's a good idea to find a fellow traveler to share the journey with. 

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Unknown said…
Although I would love to have a fellow traveler, I have stopped lookong 'to find'. My choices in the past were horrific. I have fallen to my knees and asked God that since I have messed up so badly concerning that particular decision, I would appreciate him letting me know if there is someone to 'travel' with me. As in.. pick him up by his feet and hit me over the head with him while simultaneously announcing in a huge, reverberating and obviously God voice, 'This is the one!' Yep. That is what it will take. Otherwise I will continue to circle the sun--- alone. :-)
November 17, 2014 at 5:30 PM
Bill Cobabe said…
You are a beautiful soul, Cynthia, and you deserve only the best.
November 17, 2014 at 5:49 PM
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