This is very important..a good reminder I think! Kim M
> > > >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. > > > > > >It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send > >this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to you, then > >you'll know you have a circle of friends. > > > >To those I have sent 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!" > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ --- You are currently subscribed to wm as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
