LIFE!
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:52 pm
READ THIS VERY SLOWLY....
> >>>>IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.
> >>>>
> >>>>Too many people put off
> >>>>something that brings them joy
> >>>>just because they haven't
> >>>>thought about it, don't have it
> >>>>on their schedule, didn't know
> >>>>it was coming or are too rigid to
> >>>>depart from their routine.
> >>>>
> >>>>I got to thinking one day about
> >>>>all those women on the Titanic
> >>>>who passed up dessert at dinner
> >>>>that fateful night in an effort
> >>>>to cut back. From then on, I've
> >>>>tried to be a little more
> >>>>flexible.
> >>>>
> >>>>How many women out there will
> >>>>eat at home because their
> >>>>husband didn't suggest going
> >>>>out to dinner until after
> >>>>something had been thawed?
> >>>>Does the word "refrigeration"
> >>>>mean nothing to you?
> >>>>
> >>>>How often have your kids
> >>>>dropped in to talk and sat in
> >>>>silence while you watched
> >>>>'Jeopardy' on television?
> >>>>
> >>>>I cannot count the times I
> >>>>called my sister and said, "How
> >>>>about going to lunch in a half
> >>>>hour?" She would gas up and
> >>>>stammer, "I can't. I have
> >>>>clothes on the line. My hair is
> >>>>dirty. I wish I had known
> >>>>yesterday, I had a late
> >>>>breakfast, It looks like rain."
> >>>>And my personal favorite: "It's
> >>>>Monday." ...She died a few years
> >>>>ago. We never did have lunch
> >>>>together.
> >>>>
> >>>>Because Americans cram so
> >>>>much into their lives, we tend to
> >>>>schedule our headaches.. We
> >>>>live on a sparse diet of promises
> >>>>we make to ourselves when all
> >>>>the conditions are perfect!
> >>>>
> >>>>We'll go back and visit the
> >>>>grandparents when we get
> >>>>Stevie toilet-trained. We'll
> >>>>entertain when we replace the
> >>>>living-room carpet. We'll go on
> >>>>a second honeymoon when we
> >>>>get two more kids out of
> >>>>college.
> >>>>
> >>>>Life has a way of accelerating as
> >>>>we get older. The days get
> >>>>shorter, and the list of promises
> >>>>to ourselves gets longer. One
> >>>>morning, we awaken, and all we
> >>>>have to show for our lives is a
> >>>>litany of "I'm going to," "I plan
> >>>>on," and "Someday, when things
> >>>>are settled down a bit."
> >>>>
> >>>>When anyone calls my 'seize the
> >>>>moment' friend, she is open to
> >>>>adventure and available for
> >>>>trips. She keeps an open mind
> >>>>on new ideas. Her enthusiasm
> >>>>for life is contagious. You talk
> >>>>with her for five minutes, and
> >>>>you're ready to trade your bad
> >>>>feet for a pair of Rollerblades
> >>>>and skip an elevator for a
> >>>>bungee cord.
> >>>>
> >>>>My lips have not touched ice
> >>>>cream in 10 years. I love ice
> >>>>cream. It's just that I might as
> >>>>well apply it directly to my
> >>>>stomach with a spatula and
> >>>>eliminate the digestive process.
> >>>>The other day, I stopped the
> >>>>car and bought a triple-decker.
> >>>>If my car had hit an iceberg on
> >>>>the way home, I would have died
> >>>>happy.
> >>>>
> >>>>Now...go on and have a nice day.
> >>>>Do something you WANT
> >>>>to......not something on your
> >>>>SHOULD DO list. If you were
> >>>>going to die soon and had only
> >>>>one phone call you could make,
> >>>>who would you call and what
> >>>>would you say? And why are you
> >>>>waiting?
> >>>>
> >>>>Make sure you read this to the
> >>>>end; you will understand why I
> >>>>sent this to you.
> >>>>
> >>>>Have you ever watched kids
> >>>>playing on a merry go round or
> >>>>listened to the rain lapping on
> >>>>the ground? Ever followed a
> >>>>butterfly's erratic flight or
> >>>>gazed at the sun into the fading
> >>>>night? Do you run through each
> >>>>day on the fly? When you ask
> >>>>"How are you?" Do you hear the
> >>>>reply?
> >>>>
> >>>>When the day is done, do you lie
> >>>>in your bed with the next
> >>>>hundred chores running through
> >>>>your head? Ever told your
> >>>>child, "We'll do it tomorrow."
> >>>>And in your haste, not see his
> >>>>sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a
> >>>>good friendship die? Just call
> >>>>to say "Hi"?
> >>>>
> >>>>When you worry and hurry
> >>>>through your day, it is like an
> >>>>unopened gift....Thrown away...
> >>>>Life is not a race. Take it
> >>>>slower. Hear the music before
> >>>>the song is over.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Show your friends how much
> >>>>you care.
> >>>>
> >>>>To those I have given this to... I LOVE you &cherish our
> >>>>friendship.
> >>>>
> >>>>"Life may not be the party we
> >>>>hoped for... but while we are
> >>>>here we might as well dance!"
> >>>>IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.
> >>>>
> >>>>Too many people put off
> >>>>something that brings them joy
> >>>>just because they haven't
> >>>>thought about it, don't have it
> >>>>on their schedule, didn't know
> >>>>it was coming or are too rigid to
> >>>>depart from their routine.
> >>>>
> >>>>I got to thinking one day about
> >>>>all those women on the Titanic
> >>>>who passed up dessert at dinner
> >>>>that fateful night in an effort
> >>>>to cut back. From then on, I've
> >>>>tried to be a little more
> >>>>flexible.
> >>>>
> >>>>How many women out there will
> >>>>eat at home because their
> >>>>husband didn't suggest going
> >>>>out to dinner until after
> >>>>something had been thawed?
> >>>>Does the word "refrigeration"
> >>>>mean nothing to you?
> >>>>
> >>>>How often have your kids
> >>>>dropped in to talk and sat in
> >>>>silence while you watched
> >>>>'Jeopardy' on television?
> >>>>
> >>>>I cannot count the times I
> >>>>called my sister and said, "How
> >>>>about going to lunch in a half
> >>>>hour?" She would gas up and
> >>>>stammer, "I can't. I have
> >>>>clothes on the line. My hair is
> >>>>dirty. I wish I had known
> >>>>yesterday, I had a late
> >>>>breakfast, It looks like rain."
> >>>>And my personal favorite: "It's
> >>>>Monday." ...She died a few years
> >>>>ago. We never did have lunch
> >>>>together.
> >>>>
> >>>>Because Americans cram so
> >>>>much into their lives, we tend to
> >>>>schedule our headaches.. We
> >>>>live on a sparse diet of promises
> >>>>we make to ourselves when all
> >>>>the conditions are perfect!
> >>>>
> >>>>We'll go back and visit the
> >>>>grandparents when we get
> >>>>Stevie toilet-trained. We'll
> >>>>entertain when we replace the
> >>>>living-room carpet. We'll go on
> >>>>a second honeymoon when we
> >>>>get two more kids out of
> >>>>college.
> >>>>
> >>>>Life has a way of accelerating as
> >>>>we get older. The days get
> >>>>shorter, and the list of promises
> >>>>to ourselves gets longer. One
> >>>>morning, we awaken, and all we
> >>>>have to show for our lives is a
> >>>>litany of "I'm going to," "I plan
> >>>>on," and "Someday, when things
> >>>>are settled down a bit."
> >>>>
> >>>>When anyone calls my 'seize the
> >>>>moment' friend, she is open to
> >>>>adventure and available for
> >>>>trips. She keeps an open mind
> >>>>on new ideas. Her enthusiasm
> >>>>for life is contagious. You talk
> >>>>with her for five minutes, and
> >>>>you're ready to trade your bad
> >>>>feet for a pair of Rollerblades
> >>>>and skip an elevator for a
> >>>>bungee cord.
> >>>>
> >>>>My lips have not touched ice
> >>>>cream in 10 years. I love ice
> >>>>cream. It's just that I might as
> >>>>well apply it directly to my
> >>>>stomach with a spatula and
> >>>>eliminate the digestive process.
> >>>>The other day, I stopped the
> >>>>car and bought a triple-decker.
> >>>>If my car had hit an iceberg on
> >>>>the way home, I would have died
> >>>>happy.
> >>>>
> >>>>Now...go on and have a nice day.
> >>>>Do something you WANT
> >>>>to......not something on your
> >>>>SHOULD DO list. If you were
> >>>>going to die soon and had only
> >>>>one phone call you could make,
> >>>>who would you call and what
> >>>>would you say? And why are you
> >>>>waiting?
> >>>>
> >>>>Make sure you read this to the
> >>>>end; you will understand why I
> >>>>sent this to you.
> >>>>
> >>>>Have you ever watched kids
> >>>>playing on a merry go round or
> >>>>listened to the rain lapping on
> >>>>the ground? Ever followed a
> >>>>butterfly's erratic flight or
> >>>>gazed at the sun into the fading
> >>>>night? Do you run through each
> >>>>day on the fly? When you ask
> >>>>"How are you?" Do you hear the
> >>>>reply?
> >>>>
> >>>>When the day is done, do you lie
> >>>>in your bed with the next
> >>>>hundred chores running through
> >>>>your head? Ever told your
> >>>>child, "We'll do it tomorrow."
> >>>>And in your haste, not see his
> >>>>sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a
> >>>>good friendship die? Just call
> >>>>to say "Hi"?
> >>>>
> >>>>When you worry and hurry
> >>>>through your day, it is like an
> >>>>unopened gift....Thrown away...
> >>>>Life is not a race. Take it
> >>>>slower. Hear the music before
> >>>>the song is over.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Show your friends how much
> >>>>you care.
> >>>>
> >>>>To those I have given this to... I LOVE you &cherish our
> >>>>friendship.
> >>>>
> >>>>"Life may not be the party we
> >>>>hoped for... but while we are
> >>>>here we might as well dance!"