Posted on 03/12/2002 11:34:26 PM PST by Snow Bunny
Thank you kinganamort for the writing.
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television-and more while watching life.
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
There would have been more "I love you's."
...But mostly, given another shot at life, I would sieze every minute...look at it and really see it .... live it...and never give it back.
Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.
Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually. Life is too short to let it pass you by. We only have one shot at this and then it's gone.
A government job,
For all till we're dead -
With City, the Bourough,
The State, or the Fed.
Away with canneries -
Sell fish rights to Japs,
No drifters, setnetters.
No seiners or traps.
Goodbye to homesteaders -
They spoil conservation.
Just government parks
And planned recreation.
No gold pans or tailings,
Mosquitos, sweat, toil.
White shirts and brief cases -
We'll all live on oil.
To experts and planners
For every solution
Advice on neuroses,
Traffic, pollution.
We'll live in domed cities
Controlled and hygienic.
Subzero is outside.
The snow: merely scenic
O Progress Almighty,
We bow with a sigh
But allow us one tear
For days gone by.
Donnis Thompson
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