> Subject: Friends > > > > 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 gasp 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? > > > > You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't > > last. > > > > 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"? > > > > You'd better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music > won't > > last. When you run so fast to get somewhere, you miss half the fun of > > getting there. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for being my friend. > > > > > > Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in > > spirit...For without being seen, they are present with you. > > > > -St. Francis De Sales- > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
