Guest guest Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 > > > > Pay attention, you Type A's (yes, that's me, too) > I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: " Seize the > moment. " > Just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet. > > 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 knowit 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 hips 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 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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