[Az-Geocaching] A profound thoughts
Regan Smith
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:38:02 -0700
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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 gas up 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?
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.
"Life may not be the party we hoped for.... but while we are here we
might as well dance!"
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<DIV><BR><BR> Too many people put off something that brings them =
joy just=20
because<BR>they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their =
schedule,=20
didn't know<BR>it was coming or are too rigid to depart from =
their=20
routine.<BR><BR> I got to thinking one day about all those women =
on the=20
Titanic who<BR>passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an =
effort to=20
cut back >From<BR>then on, I've tried to be a little more =
flexible.<BR><BR> How many women out there will eat at home =
because their=20
husband didn't<BR> suggest going out to dinner until after =
something had=20
been thawed?<BR>Does the word "refrigeration" mean nothing to =
you?<BR><BR> =20
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence =
while<BR>you=20
watched 'Jeopardy' on television?<BR><BR> I cannot count the times =
I=20
called my sister and said, "How about going<BR>to lunch in a half =
hour?" =20
She would gas up and stammer, "I can't. I have<BR> clothes on the=20
line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had=20
a<BR> late breakfast, It looks like rain." And my =
personal=20
favorite: "It's<BR> Monday." ...She died a few years=20
ago. We never did have lunch together.<BR><BR> Because =
Americans=20
cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule<BR>our =20
headaches.. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to=20
ourselves<BR> when all the conditions are =
perfect!<BR><BR> =20
We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Stevie<BR> =20
toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room=20
carpet. We'll go on a<BR> second honeymoon when we get =
two=20
more kids out of college.<BR><BR> Life has a way of accelerating =
as we get=20
older. The days get shorter,<BR> and the list of =
promises to=20
ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken,<BR> and all =
we have=20
to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan =
on,"<BR> =20
and "Someday, when things are settled down a bit."<BR><BR> =
When=20
anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open =
to<BR>adventure =20
and available for trips She keeps an open mind on new =
ideas. =20
Her<BR>enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk =
with her=20
for five minutes, and you're<BR>ready to trade your bad feet =
for a=20
pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator<BR>for a bungee=20
cord.<BR><BR> My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 =
years. I love=20
ice cream.<BR>It's just that I might as well apply it =
directly to my=20
stomach with a spatula<BR>and eliminate the digestive =
process. The=20
other day, I stopped the car and<BR> bought a =
triple-decker. =20
If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would<BR> have =
died =20
happy.<BR><BR> Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something =
you=20
WANT to......not<BR> something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were =
going=20
to die soon and<BR>had only one phone call you could make, =
who would=20
you call and what would you say? And<BR>why are you=20
waiting?<BR><BR> Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go =
round or=20
listened to<BR>the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a =
butterfly's=20
erratic<BR>flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do =
you run=20
through each day on the<BR>fly? When you ask "How are you?" =
Do you=20
hear the reply?<BR><BR> When the day is done, do you lie in your =
bed with=20
the next hundred<BR>chores running through your head? Ever =
told your=20
child, "We'll do it<BR>tomorrow."<BR> And in your haste, not =
see his=20
sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good<BR> =
friendship =20
die? Just call to say "Hi"?<BR><BR> When you worry and hurry =
through=20
your day, it is like an unopened<BR> gift...Thrown away... Life is =
not a=20
race. Take it slower. Hear the<BR>music before the =
song is=20
over.<BR><BR><BR> "Life may not be the party we hoped =
for.... but=20
while we are here we<BR> might as well =
dance!"</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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