Re: Re: It's not the water under us that counts......

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Bruce...I still have ML phone # her by my computer. Just can't bring myself to 'throw it away'.

MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

It's not the water under us that> counts......> >> >> >> >> >> > Ok, this is sort of a lousy analogy but you don't have to read> it....lol> >> > We often spent time on the lake growing up and I remember my aunt> > panicking to know her kids were in such deep water. Guess she> thought> > the lake was 10-12 feet deep under our dock when it was around 70> feet> > deep. My father said to her "It's not the amount of water under them> > that counts, its the amount over them."> >> > Well, its not how much time we have left that is important. It's> what we> > do with the time we have and most importantly what we do today. If> our> > head is above water then thats all that matters. We just stay afloat> > another day. If we think too much of the depth of our disease then> we> > might just miss the beauty of life that is visible from the surface.> >> > I am not attempting to minimize the disease. It's just that first> none> > of us know or have ever known how long we have. Second, if I knew> the> > exact day I'm going to die, then so what? What would I do about it?> > Nothing different. All I can do is make the most of today and then> each> > day thereafter.> >>