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Little Things

Beamer on Good Morning America - If you

remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said " Let's Roll! " and helped take

down the plane that was heading for Washington, D.C.

She said it's the little things that she misses

most about Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came home, and her

children running to meet him. She's now the Mom of a beautiful little girl,

.

recalled this story:

I had a very special teacher in high school many

years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his

death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late

afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class

was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat

down there.

With a gentle look of reflection on her face,

she paused and said, " Class is over. I would like to share with all of you, a

thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important.

" Each of us is put here on earth to learn,

share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this

fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this

is the Powers way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single

day. "

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, " So I

would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or

on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be

something you see, it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting

out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling

the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as

it falls gently to the ground.

" Please look for these things, and cherish them.

For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the 'stuff' of life.

The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take

for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime it can all

be taken away. "

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up

our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more

things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.

Every once in a while, I think of that teacher

and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate

all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on your

lunch hour today. Go barefoot, or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the

way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, is not

the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.

If you like this, please pass it on to a friend.

If not just delete it and go on with your life!

Remember, life is not measured by the number of

breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

--- Kathleen Sixel

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