Reeva,

This really touched me, and I want you to know it.  I'm not sending it 
around as my energy levels (lack of sleep) just doesn't go that far as I'm 
really supposed to be relaxing and sleeping ... but it's a good post and 
thanks for sending.

In His love:

--
Carol
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reeva Parry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:01 PM
Subject: ... IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.


> .. IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.
>
>
> 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 people 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 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 Steve 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 Roller blades, 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? 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'?
>
> 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 and FAMILY 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.
>
> To those I have sent this to ... I cherish our friendship, and appreciate 
> all you do.
>
> 'Life may not be the party we hoped for ... but while we are here, we 
> might as well dance!'
>
> _____________________
>