Bobbi
Cathlete
Hi, you guys! I got another e-mail I thought I should pass on!
"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-
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Bobbi http://www.plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif Chick's Rule!
"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-
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Bobbi http://www.plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif Chick's Rule!
