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Elaine
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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, or I wish I had known yesterday." And my personal favorite: "It's Monday." ...
She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.
We Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises & conditions! 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. I'll talk to her when she admits she's wrong. When things are right we'll get back together.
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. Her philosophy, "Share, enjoy, live and be kind"
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 you SHOULD DO. 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? Now, why are you waiting? Don't wait until its to late. Life is to short!
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.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!
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Re: Profound truth
« Reply #1 on: Dec 7th, 2003, 5:39pm » |
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on Dec 7th, 2003, 9:28am, Elaine wrote: 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?
Hear the music before the song is over.
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Thanks Elaine you made me smile for the first time today.....I'd call my friend and i'd say 'Im loving angels instead..'
Cathy 
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Re: Profound truth
« Reply #2 on: Dec 7th, 2003, 5:45pm » |
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WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO LAINIE!!! YOU ARE SO PROFOUND...........
PS I already try to live like that~~~ I never hang up without saying I love you...
Have fun~~~ be free~~~ Live!!! God bless ya cutie... LOVE TO YOU REE
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Re: Profound truth
« Reply #3 on: Dec 7th, 2003, 5:58pm » |
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Thanks Elaine.
We just got back from the game and you know what?...it don't matter.
I'm taking Dianne out to dinner.
Steve G
P.S. Thanks for the Christams card. You're the best.
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Re: Profound truth
« Reply #4 on: Dec 7th, 2003, 6:14pm » |
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How very true, sis...again, thanks for remembering me at Christmas...I have already eaten my candy up LOL...Toby is pissed at me so I had to give him a bite of the cheese.  ...Give Buddy a big hug for me and the Tobster...We are taking Tristan to Georgia friday for our family gathering...Stephen cant leave Ft. Bragg so he cant attend our family Christmas this year...But we will make up for it on Christmas day here....Love you much, smiles, nancyc
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Re: Profound truth
« Reply #5 on: Dec 7th, 2003, 11:58pm » |
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Very profound, indeed, E
It sure makes me think of alot of things I should do. Guess I best get busy doing them 
The phone call ???? Well, I am a selfish bitty....I would have to ask for 2 calls.
One would be to my "angel" and friend, Jackie and her hubby, Blake. The 2nd would be to you !!!!
Thank you E....for all that you do and for all that you are to so many here.
I love you, sweet lady........
Jean
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Re: Profound truth
« Reply #6 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 6:04am » |
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Lovely words...
Luckily for me, I have been doing exactly that for a while now. CH taught me, how precious those rare PF days are... And in few days (Sat 13th) I'll be home again, I'll get to meet my mum and all friends. I haven't seen them since September.
Best wishes & PFdays,
sandie99
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"Do what you can and let God take care of the rest. Leave your heart wide open and always wish for the best" (Sanna Hillu)
"No matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible" (Marketa Irglova)
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