Thoughts

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> >>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 at work. 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.

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> >>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 tulip blossom. I wear my best clothes to the market. My theory is

> >>if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of

> >>groceries.

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> >>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.

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> >>I'm not sure what my relatives would have done had they known they

> >>wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think

> >>they would have called family members and a few close friends more

> >>often. They might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend

> >>fences for past squabbles. I like to think that they would have gone out

> >>for a Chinese dinner, or for whatever their favorite food was.

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> >>I'm guessing; I'll never know.

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> >>It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew

> >>my hours were limited; 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, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every

> >>minute, every breath is truly a gift

> >>from God.

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> >>If you receive this, it is because someone cares for you. 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 that it

> >>certainly won't be the last.

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> >>Take a few minutes to send this to a few people you care about.....just

> >>to let them know that you're thinking of them.

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> >>It's been said that 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.