Hi Everyone! <BR>I just wanted to share this.... sorry for not cleaning it up first, but I don't have much time today....<P>This is a good thing if we feel like this. I know it hit home with me. <BR>Enjoy,<BR>B<P>>Subject: Appreciating Life<BR>><BR>>I am really beginning to understand and appreciate this!!!<BR>>This was written by an 83 year old woman to her friend:<BR>><BR>>I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the<BR>>yard and admiring the view without fussing about the<BR>>weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my<BR>>family and friends and less time working. Whenever<BR>>possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to<BR>>savor, not to endure. I'm trying to recognize these<BR>>moments now and cherish them.<BR>>I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good China and<BR>>crystal for every special event such as losing a pound,<BR>>getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis<BR>>blossom. I wear my good blazer to the market. My<BR>>theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49<BR>>for one small bag of groceries.<BR>><BR>>I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties,<BR>>but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and<BR>>tellers at the bank. "Someday" and "one of these<BR>>days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's<BR>>worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and<BR>>hear and do it now.<BR>>I'm not sure what others would've done had they known<BR>>that they wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we<BR>>all take for granted. I think they would have called<BR>>family members and a few close friends. They might have<BR>>called a few former friends to apologize and mend<BR>>fences for past squabbles. I like to think they would<BR>>have gone out for a Chinese dinner, or for whatever<BR>>their favorite food was. I'm guessing; I'll never know.<BR>>It's those little things left undone that would make<BR>>me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry<BR>>because I hadn't written certain letters that I<BR>>intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry<BR>>that I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough<BR>>how much I truly love them. I'm trying very hard not<BR>>to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add<BR>>laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning<BR>>when I open my eyes, tell myself that it is special.<BR>>Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift<BR>>from God.<BR>>If you received this it is because someone cares for<BR>>you. If you're too busy to take the few minutes that<BR>>it takes right now to forward this, would it be the<BR>>first time you didn't do the little thing that would<BR>>make a difference in your relationships? I can tell<BR>>you it certainly won't be the last. Take a few minutes<BR>>to send this to a few people you care about, just to<BR>>let them know that you're thinking of them. "People<BR>>say true friends must always hold hands, but true<BR>>friends don't need to hold hands because they know<BR>>the other hand will always be there." <BR>><BR>>I don't believe in miracles. I rely on them.<P><BR><P>------------------<BR>There are deep sorrows and killing cares in life, but the encouragement and love of friends were given us to make all difficulties bearable. <BR>-- John Oliver Holmes<P>The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.<BR>-- Elie Wiesel<P><BR>
