Not Related to CF

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Hello to all of you,

I received this mail from a friend of mine who lives in USA,

it is not related to CF, but I enjoyed the reading, and I hope you

will enjoy too...

ne

Mom of Neto(11 wcf), and Gustavo(8 wocf).

>This was written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend. The last

line says

>it all.

>

>

>Dear Bertha,

>I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and

admiring the

>view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending

more time

>with my family and friends and less time working. Whenever

possible, life

>should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure. I'm

trying to

>recognize these moments now and cherish them. I'm not " saving "

anything; we

>use our good china and crystal for every special event such as

losing a

>pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis blossom.

I wear

>my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I

can

>shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries. I'm not saving my

good

>perfume for special parties, but wearing it for clerks in the

hardware

>store and tellers at the bank. Someday " and " one of these days " are

losing

>their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or

doing, I

>want to see and hear and do it now. I think I would have called

family members and a few close

>friends. I might have called a few former friends to apologize and

mend

>fences for past squabbles. It's those little things left undone

that would make me angry. Angry because I hadn't written certain

>letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry

that I

>didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly

love them.

>I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything

that would

>add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open

my

>eyes, tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute,

every breath

>truly is a gift from God.

>

>If you're too busy to take the few minutes that it takes right now

to

>forward this, would it be the first time you didn't do the little

thing

>that would make a difference in your relationships? I can tell you

it

>certainly won't be the last.

>

>People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends

don't need

>to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there.

>I don't believe in Miracles. I rely on them.

>Life may not be the party we hoped for,

>but while we are here we might as well dance.