PRECIOUS TIME!
Not Saving a Thing!
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.
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
Amaryllis blossom.
I wear my good blazer to the market.
My theory is if I
look
prosperous,
I
can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries.
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.
I'm not sure what my cousins would've done had they
known that
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.
They might
have called a
few former friends to apologize and mend fences for
past
squabbles.
I like to
think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, or
for
whatever their
favorite food was.
I'm guessing; I'll never know.
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 wife/husband, children 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
truly is a gift from God.
If you received 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 it certainly won't
be the
last.
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.
"People say 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."
~ author unknown ~
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