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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke
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To: Barney who wrote (14333)5/8/2000 10:10:00 AM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (4) of 62555
 
> IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of
> >>> pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern
> >>> if I weren't there for the day.
> >>>
> >>> I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a
> >>> rose before it melted in storage.
> >>>
> >>> I would have talked less and listened more.
> >>>
> >>> I would have invited friends over to dinner even if
> >>> the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.
> >>>
> >>> I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living
> >>> room and worried much less about the dirt when
> >>> someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
> >>> I would have taken the time to listen to my
> >>> grandfather ramble about his youth.
> >>>
> >>> I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled
> >>> up on a summer day because my hair had just been
> >>> teased and sprayed.
> >>>
> >>> I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not
> >>> worried about grass stains.
> >>>
> >>> I would have cried and laughed less while watching
> >>> television-and more while watching life.
> >>>
> >>> I would never have bought anything just because it was
> >>> practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a
> >>> lifetime.
> >>>
> >>> Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd
> >>> have cherished every moment and realized that the
> >>> wonderment growing inside me was the only
> >>> chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
> >>>
> >>> When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never
> >>> have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
> >>> There would have been more "I love you's." More "I'm
> >>> sorry's"
> >>>
> >>> ...But mostly, given another shot at life, I would
> >>> seize every minute...look at it and really see it ...
> >>> live it...and never give it back.
> >>>
> >>> Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who
> >>> doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what.
> >>> Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with
> >>> those who DO love us. Let's think about what God
> >>> HAS blessed us with.
> >>>
> >>> And what we are doing each day to promote
> >>> ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well
> >>> as spiritually. Life is too short to let it pass you
> >>> by. We only have one shot at this and then it's gone.
> >>> I hope you all have a blessed day.
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